It provides a monthly benefit of $9.25 to offset those costs, while eligible individuals and families on tribal lands may receive up to $34.25. While Lifeline still covers traditional landline and ...

Lifeline assistance programs, established in the mid-1980s, provide subsidies for telephone and broadband services to ...

including getting up to 12 months of the new streaming service Discovery Plus for free. Lifeline, created in 1985, is a $1.5 billion subsidy program designed to help low-income families pay for ...

The 988 lifeline, which was created to simplify access to mental health assistance, will go into effect across the nation on July 16, 2022. Courtesy Getty Images. A new phone and text number for ...