Florida benefits

Florida takes applications for food assistance, cash assistance, and Medicaid through the Department of Children and Families. WIC is run by the Florida Department of Health. This page is a map of those programs, not an application and not a decision.

Reviewed October 29, 2026.

Apply or check a case on the DCF site

Verify rules and status with the state agency. BenefitBoost is not a government agency and is not affiliated with USDA or SNAP. We never ask for an EBT card number or PIN.

SNAP / food assistance

SNAP helps a household buy food. Florida calls the program Food Assistance. Benefits are put on an EBT card.

DCF says most households must have gross income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, and must meet other rules such as residency and citizenship or eligible immigration status.
Some households also have a net-income test and, in limited cases, an asset limit. Work rules apply to many adults.
The deposit day depends on the case number. See the Florida EBT schedule.

Florida DCF: SNAP eligibility

Medicaid

Florida Medicaid helps pay for health care for people who meet the state's categories and income rules. DCF accepts the Medicaid application together with food and cash assistance. The Agency for Health Care Administration runs the health plans.

Children, pregnant people, older adults, and people with disabilities are the groups Florida Medicaid most often covers. Income limits differ for each group.
If Medicaid is approved, DCF says a gold card is mailed and AHCA sends managed-care information when a plan choice is needed.
BenefitBoost does not see Medicaid case files and cannot check a status.

Florida DCF: public assistance programs

Temporary Cash Assistance

Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) is Florida's cash aid for eligible families with children. It is time limited and has work rules.

TCA is requested on the same ACCESS application as food assistance and family-related Medicaid.
Cash benefits use the EBT card on a different deposit schedule than SNAP.

How to apply for Florida assistance

WIC

WIC provides specific foods, breastfeeding support, and nutrition counseling for pregnant and postpartum people, infants, and children under 5 who have a nutrition need and meet income rules.

A household that already receives Medicaid, TCA, or SNAP may be income-eligible for WIC. Proof of identity, address, and a nutrition screening are still part of the visit.
WIC is not the same benefit as SNAP, and it is not, by itself, a federal Lifeline qualifying program.

Florida Department of Health: WIC

Lifeline monthly phone service

Lifeline is a federal discount on phone or internet service, limited to one benefit per household. Florida residents apply through a Lifeline provider, not through DCF and not through BenefitBoost.

Bring your own phone or ask the provider about a SIM. Monthly minutes and data depend on the plan.
SafeLink Wireless and Assurance Wireless are two providers listed on our Lifeline page. Links there are affiliate placeholders.

BenefitBoost Lifeline page

Phone numbers published by the state

Economic Self-Sufficiency customer line: 850-300-4323
Florida Relay: 711
EBT customer service, printed by DCF: 1-888-356-3281
Florida WIC: 800-342-3556

Portal: MyACCESS portal

Florida EBT deposit schedule

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