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General Assistance Program
08/2008
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 24 months. 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:
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the home where the individual lives
- assets under $2000
- a car
GA has a set standard for cash payments. The standard amount will vary, based on the county where the person lives. The cash payment amount also depends upon the number of people in the household. GA allows only 80% of the total need. In some cases this may vary. The chart below shows the most cash a person may receive. These amounts are for a person having no other income and living alone.
GA Assistance Payments |
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| Family Size | Rural County |
High Cost Rural County | High Population Counties | High Cost- High Population Counties |
| 1 | $224 | $229 | $241 | $267 |
| 2 | $309 | $314 | $326 | $352 |
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
Click here to access applications for our services.
Haga clic aquí para obtener solicitudes de nuestros servicios.
For applications for SRS services in other languages go to http://srskansas.org/onlineapp/printable.htm
Page Updated: August 14, 2008