Lifeline in Alaska
Who qualifies for Lifeline phone or internet help? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $41,250 for a household of four in Alaska, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
Alaska has no metro in the top 100 population ranking, so this page stays on statewide rules.
Alaska has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 1.8%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.06%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 116 percent of the $41,250 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for Lifeline phone and internet. Likely for Lifeline.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19,950 | $27,531 | $36,908 |
| 2 | $27,050 | $37,329 | $50,043 |
| 3 | $34,150 | $47,127 | $63,178 |
| 4 | $41,250 | $56,925 | $76,313 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 116 percent of the poverty guideline in Alaska. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
Lifeline phone and internet
Likely eligibleLikely for Lifeline
- Income is at or under 135 percent of the 2026 poverty guidelines, which is the Lifeline income test published by USAC.
- A qualifying program also fits on this screen (SNAP or Medicaid). Lifeline allows eligibility through those programs.
- The Affordable Connectivity Program has ended. No successor income table was verified, so this tool estimates Lifeline only.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Alaska
Other programs in Alaska
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- SSI
- State programs