Online resources

• Know Before You Owe: Auto Loans: A step-by-step guide on getting an auto loan and a worksheet for comparing costs.
  

• Benefits.gov : Find out which federal assistance programs you may qualify for.
• Social Security Administration : Check your Social Security status.

For justice-involved individuals

• Benefits.VA.gov : The impact of incarceration on an individual’s VA benefits.
• Reentry MythBuster :
  • TANF benefits: Clarity on which types of convictions are subject to the ban on TANF benefits.
  • SNAP benefits/mailing address: How to obtain SNAP benefits without a mailing address.
  • SNAP benefits/mailing address: A list of acceptable forms of proof of identity for SNAP applicants.
• SSA.gov/reentry : Receiving Social Security benefits after release from incarceration.
• Veterans Justice Outreach Program : VA programs serving veterans in the criminal justice system.

For native communities

• Food Distribution Program : Information about the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations in your community.
• Tribal TANF : Information about your state or tribal TANF program.

For people with disabilities

• ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Accounts:
  • SSA.gov and IRS.gov : Information about ABLE Accounts.
  • ABLE National Resource Center : Lists of ABLE Accounts offered, by state.
• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) : Information about benefits offered by the Social Security Administration if you, your spouse, or your child has a disability.
• Representative payee:
  • A Guide for Representative Payees : Focuses specifically on becoming a representative payee for a disabled or blind SSI beneficiary under 18.
  • Frequently asked questions about representative payees from the Social Security Administration.
  • Managing Someone Else’s Money: A guide to walk you through representative payee issues.

• MyMoney.gov : Budgeting tools and worksheets.

• Administration for Children and Families : Contact information for state and tribal child support enforcement offices.

For justice-involved individuals

• Administration for Children and Families:
  • Map with links to state requirements for changing a child support order.
  • General resources for paying child support upon reentry.
  • Modification guide : How to change a child support order.
  • December 2016 rule on child support , which includes provisions related to incarcerated individuals.
• Reentry MythBusters : Information on child support modifications, and child support and driver's licenses.

• Credit reports and scores: Answers to common questions about credit reports and scores.
• Consumer.gov : Get help building a better credit report.
• Find a credit counselor: Find out how credit counseling can help you manage your debt and find a credit counselor in your area.

• Debt collection: Find answers to your debt collection questions and download sample letters to send to debt collectors.
• Federal Student Aid : Information on how to repay your federal student loans.
• Federal Trade Commission : Tips, advice, and resources for coping with debt.
• Find a credit counselor: Find out how credit counseling can help you manage your debt and find a credit counselor in your area.
• Medicare.gov : Information on programs to help you pay your medical expenses if you’re struggling with medical debt.
• MyCreditUnion.gov : Use the Pocket Cents tool to make a plan for paying off credit card debt.
• Buying a house: Use our tool if you’re shopping for a mortgage and want to understand your options.
• Paying for college: Use our tool to learn more about student debt.
• Submit a complaint: If you’re having problems with a debt collector, use our tool to submit a complaint.

For justice-involved individuals

• Federal Student Aid : Frequently asked questions related to the collection and servicing of student loans from incarcerated borrowers.
• Federal Student Aid: Students with criminal convictions : Learn how drug-related convictions may effect student loan eligibility.
• Federal Student Aid: Understanding delinquency and default : Information about options for borrowers, including consolidating loans.
• Reentry MythBuster : Information on repaying federal student loans while incarcerated.

For people with disabilities

• Alternative financing program : Information about federally-funded alternative financing program for assistive technology.
• Federal Student Aid: Total and Permanent Disability discharge : Find out about discharge of federal student loans for those with total and permanent disability.

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) : If you’re the victim of a natural disaster, FEMA can help you access programs to help you recover.

• American Jobs Centers : Find a location near you. 
• Benefits.gov : If you lose your job, find out about unemployment benefits, as well as health and retirement benefits after job loss.
• Department of Labor : More information about finding a job.
• USA.gov : Search for a federal job.

For justice-involved individuals

• Career One Stops : See which state-specific government agencies and community-based organizations assist people with criminal records seeking jobs and offer other support.
• WorkforceGPS : Resources for workforce development practitioners working with reentry populations. 

For people with disabilities

• Career One Stops : See which state-specific government agencies and community-based organizations assist people with disabilities seeking jobs and offer other support.
• Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) : Learn more about working and saving if you have a disability and receive Social Security Disability benefits.
• PASS Cadre : Get help applying for PASS and learn about the program’s specifics in your area.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission : Information about workplace protections for people with disabilities.
• Social Security Administration Red Book : Information about programs designed for people with disabilities to work that may include continuation of benefits.

• Healthcare.gov : Enroll in health insurance.
• Medicaid.gov : Find out about your state’s Medicaid and Child Health Insurance Program.
• State Health Insurance Program : Get local help with Medicare and State Health Insurance Program.
• Primary care offices, by state : If you have a medical emergency you can’t afford, your state HHS may be able to help.
• Help with medical bills : A list of state and federal programs to assist you with paying medical bills.

For justice-involved individuals

• Healthcare.gov : Information on applying for Medicaid or private health insurance through the health care marketplace.

For native communities

• IHS.gov : Find Indian Health Services in your community.

• Lifeline : Find out if you qualify for free or reduced rate phone service.
• Public housing : Find out about public housing and eligibility. 
• Find a housing counselor: For advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues.

For justice-involved individuals

• Reentry MythBuster (on public housing): Learn more about HUD public housing rules for applicants with criminal records.
• Public housing agency contact information, by state : Find your local public housing agency.

For native communities

• HUD.gov : Find your regional office for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Native Programs.
• Tribal energy assistance : Contact information for tribal Low Income Home Energy Assistance program.

• IdentityTheft.gov : Tips on protecting your identity, or if you think you’ve been the victim of identity theft or fraud.

• Ask CFPB has information on finding a lawyer to represent you in a lawsuit by a creditor or debt collector.

For native communities

• National LSC-Funded Indian Programs : A list of legal services links—including Indian legal services—by state.

• Submit a complaint: Use our tool to submit a complaint online.
• State attorneys general : Contact your state office.