subject: How To Get A Senior Citizen A Free Cell Phone From The United States Government [print this page] For the senior citizen being able to get a free cell phone from the government is a very good service. This is an amazing program that's not only for the senior citizen though; it's also for those on disability, government programs and low income individuals. This isn't something that can be a replacement of your home phone but it's a great tool for the senior citizen if they're out driving or walking and get into trouble. It's something that can potentially save a life. The plan isn't going to give a lot of units per month, however, it's completely free to apply and the service is completely free along with the phone too. It'll be enough to give an outlet for a quick call or in case of an emergency. If you're on a type of assistance like that of Medicare, Medicaid, assisted or free housing, food stamps, sometimes social security and so on you might immediately qualify. Low income might qualify but it will take a little more time to get approved, otherwise the verification process is quite easy.
First check out the local and state assistance website and you can get information for the program Lifelink. Just follow the simple instructions to apply. This is one of the companies that is used the most to give an outlet to the senior citizen as well as other individuals.
In addition to the Lifelink outlet the other program that's supported by the federal government, but dependent on the states, is SafeLink Wireless. You can visit their website through the following link. This is the site that gives you the number of minutes for your specific state and allows you to qualify for the free cell phone directly on the site.
After you apply for your phone you can recheck the website a few days after you've applied and you can check your approval status for your phone. If you have to go through income verification it could take a little longer. Once you qualify they'll mail out your phone and you can have your phone within just a few days to a couple of weeks at the most and get the phone activated by the beginning of the next month.
You'll have to qualify again yearly, done in the same manner that you did so initially. Even though we're focusing on an outlet for a senior citizen you can apply if you qualify on any of the programs and more we listed above and you could qualify based upon employment status. SafeLink isn't an exclusionary to seniors. It's a free application process and everything else is free as well so you owe it to yourself and the senior citizen in your life to make sure the application is gone through and a potentially lifesaving cell phone is received.
