A Quick Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for ACA and Key Federal Means-tested Programs

A Quick Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for Affordable Care Act and Key Federal Means-tested Programs

Information current as of APRIL 2018*

This table provides information about the following federal programs: Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Medicaid; Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

The table provides general eligibility information about the following categories of non–U.S. citizens: lawful permanent residents (LPRs) age 18 and over; LPRs under age 18; LPRs who are pregnant; refugees, asylees, victims of trafficking, and certain others; and undocumented people and DACA recipients, including children and pregnant women.

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* This table was last updated in September 2015. The information in it was reviewed and is current as of April 2018.