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Benefits in Nevada
Where to apply and who to call in Nevada. For services near you, see the Nevada state page.
Medicaid
- Program
- Nevada Medicaid (Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) with the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy)
- Apply online
- accessnevada.dwss.nv.gov
- In person
- Visit a DWSS office.
- If you get SSISupplemental Security Income: monthly payments from Social Security for people with disabilities who have low income and few savings.
- Nevada is a 1634 stateA state where getting SSI (Supplemental Security Income) gives you Medicaid too, with no separate Medicaid application., so people who get SSI are usually enrolled in Medicaid based on the Social Security decision.
- If you work
- Not confirmed this run (Nevada has had a Medicaid buy-in called Health Insurance for Work Advancement; check with DWSS).
Medicare Savings Programs and the Medicaid Buy-In also go through this office. How Medicaid works.
Food
- SNAP: find the Nevada 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)
- Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center, (702) 257-8150
- Legal aid
- LawHelp.org and the LSC legal aid finder
Planning forms
Free Nevada advance directive forms, with instructions: Nevada 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 Nevada 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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