Choice Lifeline
Through Lifeline, a Government program, Choice Wireless® helps low-income consumers establish and maintain telephone service by lowering the cost of basic, monthly local service.
New Mexico Tribal Lifeline
Program and Qualifications
You can qualify for Lifeline in New Mexico if you meet the following qualifications:
1. If you get assistance from one or more of the following programs:
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Tribal General Assistance*
- Food Stamps
- Medicaid
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Head Start*
- National School Free Lunch Program (must qualify for free lunch)
- Navajo Nation Program for Self Reliance*
- Federal Public Housing Assistance
OR
If your total gross annual household income is at or below 135% of the federally-established poverty levels set forth for the number of persons in your household.
| Federal Poverty Guidelines – 2011 | |
| Persons in Family or Household |
135% of Federal Poverty Guidelines |
| 1 | $14,702 |
| 2 | $19,859 |
| 3 | $25,016 |
| 4 | $30,173 |
| 5 | $35,330 |
| 6 | $40,487 |
| 7 | $45,644 |
| 8 | $50,801 |
| For Each Additional Person Add | $5,157 |
If you qualify based on total household income, you must provide one or more of the documents listed below:
- Prior year’s state, federal or tribal tax return
- Retirement Pension benefit statement
- Social Security benefits statement
- Divorce decree or child support document
- Veterans Administration benefits statement
- Unemployment/Workers Compensation benefits statement
- Federal or tribal notice letter of participation in Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Current year-to-date earnings statement from employer or three consecutive months’ worth of paycheck stubs from the previous 12 Months
2. You must also participate in:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF)
- Head Start (must satisfy income qualifying standard)