Indiana Assistance Programs

How to find assistance, grants, and help in Indiana. Aid is available in all cities and counties including Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.

Assistance Programs

Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP)
HIP is a health insurance plan for uninsured Hoosier adults between the ages of 19-64. Some of the services this plan provides includes a basic commercial health care benefits package once annual medical costs exceed $1,100. It also provides for coverage for preventive services up to $500 a year at no cost to the plan participants. This is a great plan to help pay medical bills and debt.

Indiana state law calls for “poor relief”
Legislation has been in effect in Indiana since 1894 that requires that Indiana's 1,000+ towns and townships to provide "poor relief" to citizens. This relief can include many things, such as rent help, housing, food, utility assistance, and medical assistance. Contact your local town government and ask them about the law.

Hoosier Healthwise
Hoosier Healthwise is free or low-cost health insurance plan pregnant women, children, and low-income working families. This plan will pay for medical bills and health care expenses.

Hoosier Rx
A State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program that will help pay the monthly Part D premium for seniors. More ways to get prescription drug assistance.

Free Prescription Drug Card
The free Indiana drug card will provide free drug cards to all state of Indiana residents, and if people use the card at their local pharmacy, the card will provide substantial pharmacy discounts on prescription drugs and medicines. Thousands of pharmacies across the state will accept the card. Find additional ways to get help with medical bills. Continue.

Indiana Manpower and Comprehensive Training (IMPACT)
This program will provide services that are designed to help recipients of Food Stamps and TANF obtain economic self-sufficiency through

• training
• education
• job search and placement activities

Indiana Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Program that provides financial assistance for individuals and families who are working or enrolled in school.

Indiana's Food Stamp Program
This aid program was designed to raise the nutritional level of low income households in Indiana.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
TANF is an assistance program that provides cash grants, aid, and various supportive services to assist the Indiana family and help families become economic self-sufficient.

Indiana Foreclosure Help and Mortgage Assistance
Locate Indiana organizations and programs that can help you with paying your mortgage. Continue.

Free legal aid
Read about programs that offer free legal assistance and representation to needy individuals in Indiana. Non-profit law firms can help people deal with civic legal cases. Learn more.

Children's Special Health Care Services
This is a supplemental health care program that will assist Indiana families of children with chronic, serious medical conditions pay for bills and debts that are from the treatment related to their child's condition.

Assistance From Indiana Cities and Counties

Allen County (Lola)

Clark County (Jeffersonville)

Clay County (Brazil)

DeKalb County (Decatur)

Delaware and Blackford Counties

Elkhart County (Goshen)

Hamilton County (Noblesville)

Huntington County

Indianapolis-Marion County

Fort Wayne

Kosciusko County (Warsaw)

Lake County (Crown Point)

Madison County (Anderson)

Noble County (Albion)

St. Joseph County (South Bend)

Tippecanoe County (Lafayette)

Vanderburgh County (Evansville)

Indiana Heating and Utility Bill Assistance

Citizens Energy Oil Heat Program
In partnership with the oil company CITGO, Citizens Energy provides free and discounted heating oil to thousands of households. They work closely with numerous fuel assistance agencies and heating oil dealers in about 17 states to provide deliveries of home free heating oil to those who need aid.

Universal Service Program (USP)
Customers in need will receive a reduction on their utility bills of between 9 and 32 percent. This discount is in addition to any LIHEAP benefits they are receiving.

Indiana Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
This program will help lower income and elderly families pay their heating bills. Assistance is available from the federal government.

Winter Assistance Fund
This assistance provides financial assistance and help with bills to Indiana families who are not eligible for any other energy assistance programs.

Indiana Winter Warmth Assistance Program
Participants in this assistance program will automatically receive lower heating bills in addition to LIHEAP benefits. For Citizens’ customers, the monthly heating bill reductions can range anywhere from 10 percent to 25 percent of their total monthly heating bill. For qualifying Vectren customers, monthly heating bill reductions can be from 15 to 30 percent of their total bill.

Under NIPSCO’s Winter Warmth Assistance program, homeowners can also receive up to about $450 annually in help and the eligibility for aid has now includes those with lower incomes and those who may be experiencing a financial hardship.