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Kansas: Free government cell phones and internet from Lifeline and ACP

When you sing “America the Beautiful” and you get to the line about “amber waves of grain,” it’s a reference to the vast fields of wheat that stretch for miles across the heart of Kansas.

But despite that beautiful image, the state is facing economic cutbacks just like all the other states.

The simple fact is, more residents of Kansas than ever before are struggling and having trouble making ends meet. The state’s official unemployment rate has fallen since the Great Recession, but things are still tough for the financially disadvantaged.

That’s why we’re happy to announce that the Lifeline phone service program and the Affordable Connectivity Program are available for needy folks in Kansas who need a cell phone. If you qualify, you can get a cell phone from the government plus unlimited talk, unlimited texts, and unlimited internet.

Lifeline and ACP free government cell phone service providers in Kansas

Here’s a list of all the Lifeline Assistance free government cell phones in Kansas. They all offer different plans with different numbers of minutes, different refill options, and serve different geographic areas. So click through them all and find the plan that’s best for you.

  • Access Wireless
  • Assurance Wireless
  • EnTouch Wireless
  • Life Wireless
  • Q Link Wireless
  • Safelink Wireless
  • StandUp Wireless
  • Tempo Communications
  • Truconnect

Lifeline Discount Companies in Kansas

If you qualify for Lifeline Assistance, but you find that none of the companies offer free government cell phones where you live, you have another option. The companies below, while not offering free cell phone plans, do offer substantial Lifeline discounts off their regular mobile phone plans in Kansas:

  • Epic Touch/EpicPCS
  • U.S. Cellular
  • Viaero Wireless

How to qualify for Lifeline Assistance free government cell phones in Kansas

You automatically qualify for a free government cell phone, through the Lifeline program, if you participate in any of the following government assistance programs:

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps or SNAP)
  • Medicaid
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
  • Veterans Pension and Survivor's Benefit.
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (BIA)
  • Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF)
  • Tribal Head Start (only those households meeting its income qualifying standard)
  • Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)

You may also qualify if your Total Household Income is at or under 135% of the Federal Poverty Guideline for Kansas, which we’ve calculated for you in the table below:

Income Based Eligibility for Kansas
Members in Household Annual income
1 member $18,347
2 members $24,719
3 members $31,091
4 members $37,463
5 members $43,835
6 members $50,207
7 members $56,579
8 members $62,951
For each additional member add $6,372 annually

How to qualify for an ACP free government phone and unlimited service in Kansas

It’s even easier to qualify for ACP service than it is to qualify for Lifeline service. The USAC website spells it all out:

Consumers qualify for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) through participation in Lifeline or a Lifeline-qualifying program, having an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, through participation in ACP-qualifying programs,  such as the free and reduced-price school lunch or breakfast program (including the Community Eligibility Provision), WIC, through award of a federal Pell Grant, or through participation in a participating service provider’s existing low-income program.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, Kansans. Lifeline and the Affordable Connectivity Program are available NOW if you qualify. Enroll today and begin taking advantage of all the benefits these great programs have to offer.

Latest Lifeline and ACP News for Kansas:

How do Budget Wireless customers find a new free government cell phone company? - If you're one of those 800,000 abandoned Budget Wireless customers, what should you do next? How do you find another Lifeline company to replace Budget?
Companies dropping out: Trouble in the free government cell phone program? - Two of the top 20 LifeLine Assistance free government cell phone companies have now dropped out of the business. And two others have merged into a single company.
Business booming at TAG Mobile: Company offers free government cell phones in six new states - Tag Mobile is now offering free government cell phones to in six more states (Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin).
Good news for Kansas’ needy: Another free cell phone company comes to the Sunflower State - Assurance Wireless joins ReachOut Wireless in offering free government cell phones and minutes in the state of Kansas.
How to get Free Internet Access in Kansas if you qualify for Lifeline - If you life in Kansas, and qualify under the Lifeline Assistance program (low income or on public assistance), Knology will give you free internet access.

If you have any other questions, please refer to the links in the sidebar.

Comments

  1. sandra manos says

    March 6, 2023 at 3:50 pm

    Can the application for the free phone be made by phone or must it be applied for through a computer. What do we do if they do not have a computer?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      March 6, 2023 at 4:11 pm

      Many companies allow you to enroll by phone. Check each of the listings on this page and you’ll discover that we’ve provided phone numbers for each service provider.

  2. Donna says

    April 7, 2020 at 11:28 am

    I live in Bartlette Kansas and every place i try states not able to cover Bartlette Kansas, 67332. I quailify with disability and with food stamps. What phone service would cover in that area. Please help for i have no phone at present time. Please send email to *****@lcmhs.com. I am having you contact my case manager twho is assisting me to get a phone.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      April 7, 2020 at 1:21 pm

      Sorry, Donna, but we are unable to track service providers down to the zip code level. However, we provide contact info for all those service providers and you can contact them via their websites or you can borrow a phone and call their customer service teams.

  3. Darci says

    November 6, 2019 at 1:29 pm

    I need a ovone i dont have Miley yo Pau gor mine

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      November 6, 2019 at 2:16 pm

      ?????

  4. Chakiaya says

    May 26, 2019 at 8:27 pm

    How do u get a free government phone

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      May 27, 2019 at 5:27 am

      Everything you need to know is right here on this website. It’s impossible to condense 5000 pages of information down into one comment box. Just click around and you’ll find everything you need.

    • Darci says

      November 6, 2019 at 1:32 pm

      Thank you

  5. RWebster says

    September 1, 2017 at 8:10 pm

    Do either (a) the FCC regulations provide for LifeLine customers to be able to keep (port) a phone number, or (b) if the ability to port a number is carrier dependent, which carriers provide that option? It seems obvious that someone who has had a landline for decades but has fallen on hard times and need to take advantage of the LifeLine Assistance program would want to keep the long-held telephone number.

    Thanks.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      September 2, 2017 at 10:16 am

      Yes, you should be able to keep your current phone number when you switch to a Lifeline plan.

      • RWebster says

        September 2, 2017 at 1:00 pm

        Thank you for the reply.

        • Free Government Cell Phones says

          September 2, 2017 at 7:44 pm

          One other thing, RWeb: Make sure you use the words “I want to port over my current phone number” when you speak to customer service. Repeat it several times during your conversation. Then, at the end of the call, make sure you confirm that your current phone number is going to be ported over. Better safe than sorry.

  6. Renae Hindle says

    August 22, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    I already have a Safelink phone, but it is not working right. I need to go to a location… an actual business to get it fixed or get a new phone or something. When we got the phone, the safelink rep came to us. So I have never been to a business or office. Please help.

    I heard there was a location in Coffeyville, Kansas. I am in Neodesha, Kansas.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      August 22, 2017 at 3:29 pm

      Sounds like you got your phone at a street event, Ranae. We strongly urge you NOT to deal with street events because they have been the source of so many fraud and abuse issues. Here’s an article that will tell you how to get your broken phone replaced:

      https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/faq/i-lost-my-phone-how-do-i-get-a-replacement

  7. Tara Rucker says

    April 11, 2016 at 10:45 am

    I live at Salvation Army and there are multiple families at the address because it is a transitional housing program where multiple families live on site. I have not had an issue with my Lifeline phone in the 10 months I have been there until recently when my phone was turned off. TAG Mobile said it was turned off by “the government” and to contact Kansas Lifeline. There will always be multiple applications with the same address in Living Programs as is required by most of the programs that help with housing.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      April 11, 2016 at 10:58 am

      When your service provider said “the government turned it off” we assume they meant that your address showed up multiple times on the Federal Communications Commission’s national data base of free government cell phone customers. If so, they should not have done shut it off.

      Here’s a link to one of our articles detailing the new government regulations that permit multiple Lifeline Assistance accounts at homeless shelters, etc.:
      https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/free-phones-for-the-homeless

      And here’s another article dispelling incorrect information about free government cell phones for residents of homeless shelters, etc:
      https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/temporary-address-for-a-free-government-cell-phone

  8. Ashley Davis says

    January 13, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    I have safelink service now but ean to switch. To Lifeline please I am single. Parent of two girls. I would like to get free internet to help with my kids school. Work please .please thanks.

    • ciera says

      March 2, 2016 at 7:47 pm

      I want a free cell ☎

      • Jane J Willis says

        July 20, 2016 at 1:53 pm

        For call for helping me. I’m 63, got cancer, got to have a phone.

        • Free Government Cell Phones says

          July 20, 2016 at 3:21 pm

          So sorry to hear about your health problems, Jane. Now that you have this list of Kansas free government cell phone service providers, you’ll need to contact them to apply. You can do it without leaving your home, too. Just visit their websites and apply online or by phone.

  9. Tom R. Barnes II says

    December 8, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Looking for a cellular phone plan free of charge for a conservatee over whose estate I have been named conservatee. He currently lives in Hays, Kansas and his annual income falls well below the $1,471 per month. Year to date his monthly income has averaged $643.00 per month. We would like to obtain for him reliable cellular phone coverage for Hays, Kansas and the surrounding area. Any guidance you could provide would be most appreciated..

  10. Deborah Jones says

    November 21, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    I already have a free phone but i moved and the only towers out here belong to ATT so now i need to switch to a different carrier. who has the att towers in the kansas area? and how do i switch, if i just apply they will say i already have a cell service. tell me how to switch and to whom?? thanks…debi

  11. Kim Olson says

    June 29, 2015 at 10:58 am

    I received a text message on my phone saying I need to annual recertify my Lifeline phone to keep it active. The message came with a web site to visit to recertify my phone. But the site had nothing to do with recertifing my my phone, it was a site to get Google apps.What’s going on? How do I recertify my phone?

    • FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says

      June 29, 2015 at 4:18 pm

      Contact your provider to see how. Most likely you can do it on their website.

  12. Amy Burton says

    May 11, 2015 at 5:38 am

    how do i sign up for a safelink phone just in cause of emergencies and if power goes out and need to call for help.Im on SSI and have Medicaid…I have daily migraines that cause blackout spells and fall down alot from the migraines along with other medical problems

    i read the stuff on “how do i get a cell phone?” but i have a hard time understanding what it all means i have learning disabilities so its hard to understand and when your home phone buzzes i can’t call no one for them to explain

  13. E.Jones says

    May 10, 2015 at 11:57 am

    Your website states that Knology will provide free internet service to those who qualify for Lifeline. But Knology no longer exists. It turned into WOW! which serves Lawrence, Kansas.

  14. Amanda Blasko says

    February 11, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    Trying to sign up for a free cell phone. need a cell phone. and I have seizures. i am on foodstamps, ssi disability and medical

  15. J Daily says

    September 5, 2014 at 8:02 am

    how do I find out which carrier my phone is through, I have lost my receipt and other info.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      September 5, 2014 at 10:40 am

      There is no way we know of other than dialing 611 and seeing what company answers.

  16. jane mumpower says

    July 27, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    I would like to have a cell phone but can’t really afford it. I am on social security disability and medicare plus medicaid. Could you help me into looking for a phone, i really would appreciate it if you would, thanks

    • Emily Gilbert says

      August 7, 2014 at 11:56 am

      There are a couple companies that provide a free phone with the limited free service. Assurance Wireless, Reachout Wireless, and Safelink are 3 that I know of.

      • Free Government Cell Phones says

        August 7, 2014 at 5:49 pm

        There are way more than three companies. They are all listed on our Free Cell Phones Providers page. If you are talking about Kansas in particular, there are as of this writing, 12 companies, and they are all listed above in the article.

  17. Bernadette Kovac says

    July 23, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    How do I contact KCKS Wyandotte co. free cell phone program when a cell phone does not work?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      July 23, 2014 at 4:27 pm

      Borrow a phone, use a phone booth, or get on the internet.

      • Deborah Jones says

        November 21, 2015 at 6:12 pm

        go to the library and use their internet for free…there are no more phone booths…

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