Financial Assistance/PeoplePoint

PeoplePoint helps people with low and moderate incomes to apply for a number of benefit programs — free or reduced-cost child care and preschool, reduced energy and utility bills, food and health insurance — all at the same time in the same place.

This program — jointly sponsored by the City of Seattle Human Services Department and Public Health - Seattle & King County — is centered on the customer. We provide you with information, assess your eligibility, and help you apply for the benefits for which you might be eligible. No longer do you need to go from office to office or call multiple phone numbers to access several critical programs and services.

Services offered:

• Child Care and Preschool
• Energy and Utility Assistance
• Food
• Health Insurance
• Jobs and tax refunds
• banking options for anyone without a banking account

Launched in 2002 and initially called Help for Working Families, PeoplePoint is operated by the Seattle Human Services Department. In 2008, the program helped 7,958 individuals and families with information about health insurance and other public benefits. Over 5,861 clients enrolled in health insurance, utility/energy assistance, childcare, food assistance, or applied for federal Earned Income Tax Credit.

Eligibility and Applications

Each program has different guidelines to determine eligibility and those guidelines change periodically. You might qualify for one or more of the programs detailed in this web site. If a household was eligible for — and accessed — all of the PeoplePoint benefits, the value could exceed $1,500 per month.

Information

For more information about PeoplePoint, including how to assess your eligibility and fill out applications, visit www.peoplepoint.info, call 206-684-0355, or e-mail peoplepoint@seattle.gov.