Need to reduce the monthly cost of your internet service? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) want to help!
Both organizations have teamed up to provide a temporary program for those who qualify. Those eligible could receive up to $50/month off their internet bill.
Those eligible include households receiving:
- Medicaid
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
- Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit
- Having an income at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
- Substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020, due to layoff or furlough
- Applying for or receiving unemployment benefits
- One household member received a Federal Pell Grant in the current award year
- One household member receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019 – 2020 school year
- One household member meets the eligibility requirements for an internet service provider’s existing low-income or COVID-19 program
Enrollment began May 12, 2021, and will end when funding runs out, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares and end to the COVID-19 health emergency.
To see if you qualify visit The Emergency Broadband website here.
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