Benefits in your state
Benefits in District of Columbia
Where to apply and who to call in District of Columbia. For services near you, see the District of Columbia state page.
Medicaid
- Program
- DC Medicaid (DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) and DC Department of Human Services (DHS))
- Apply online
- districtdirect.dc.gov
- By phone
- (202) 727-5355
- In person
- A DHS Economic Security Administration service center Find an office
- If you get SSISupplemental Security Income: monthly payments from Social Security for people with disabilities who have low income and few savings.
- Yes. DC gives Medicaid automatically to people who get SSI.
- If you work
- None. DC does not have a Medicaid buy-in for working people with disabilities.
Medicare Savings Programs and the Medicaid Buy-In also go through this office. How Medicaid works.
Food
- SNAP: find the District of Columbia SNAP office in the USDA state directory, or call 211.
- Find your food bank and home-delivered meals.
- SNAP rules for people with disabilities
Bills and phone
- Energy help (LIHEAP): call 1-866-674-6327 to be sent to your local office.
- Lifeline phone or internet discount: lifelinesupport.org.
- More on bills, shutoffs and housing
Legal help
- Disability rights agency (free)
- University Legal Services, (202) 547-0198
- Legal aid
- LawHelp.org and the LSC legal aid finder
Planning forms
Free District of Columbia advance directive forms, with instructions: District of Columbia forms at CaringInfo. What each form does.
People who help for free
- 211: call or text 2-1-1.
- Medicare counseling (SHIP): shiphelp.org.
- Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center: Eldercare Locator, 1-800-677-1116.
- Work and benefits counseling (WIPA): choosework.ssa.gov/findhelp.
- Search District of Columbia services in the Atlas
Medicaid details checked October 9, 2026. Disability rights agency from the NDRN member list; forms from CaringInfo. Last reviewed November 9, 2026.
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