General Assistance Program

08/2009

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The General Assistance (GA) program provides cash benefits to persons who are disabled. The program serves those who do not qualify for other state or federal programs. It is a short-term program, persons may only receive GA for 18 or 24 months depending upon their level of eligibility. The person must apply for Social Security disability benefits to be eligible. In some cases, a person may work with Vocational Rehabilitation to become employed.

Anyone receiving GA Benefits will be provided medical services. You must have low income and few resources to be eligible for the GA program. Some resources are exempt, including:

GA has a set standard of $100 per household.

To apply for this program contact the local SRS office near you. To find the Social and Rehabilitation Office or an Access Point near you, click on the Locations link at the top or bottom of this page.

Applications

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For applications for SRS services in other languages go to http://srskansas.org/onlineapp/printable.htm