Disability Lifeline Program to end; new programs begin

The Disability Lifeline Program, which provides cash assistance to about 34,000 adults who cannot work and do not have dependent children, will end Monday, October 31. Three new assistance programs will go into effect Tuesday, November 1.

Elimination of the program was mandated by Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2082.

Medical assistance eligibility and coverage, including long-term care benefits, will not be affected by the termination of the Disability Lifeline program. Medical Care Services and Medicaid coverage, administered by the Health Care Authority, will continue unchanged.

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