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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Relief Program</title><link>https://relief-program.com/</link><description>Plain-English guides to U.S. benefits, bill help, health costs, housing help, tax credits, and the official places to apply.</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Need help, but do not know the program name? Start with this one sheet.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/benefit-help-start-here.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/benefit-help-start-here.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Before you fill out twelve forms, make one household note and use the official benefit finder. It saves a lot of wrong turns.</description></item><item><title>A big heat or power bill? LIHEAP is the name to write down.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/liheap-energy-bill-help.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/liheap-energy-bill-help.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>This home-energy program is real, local, and different in every state. Here is how to find the right office without wandering through ads.</description></item><item><title>SNAP starts with your state. Here is what happens after you hit apply.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/snap-application-first-steps.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/snap-application-first-steps.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The form, interview, proof, and wait make more sense when you know the order. Keep your submission date.</description></item><item><title>That Medicare premium may have a helper: ask about an MSP.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/medicare-savings-programs.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/medicare-savings-programs.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Medicare Savings Programs can be easy to miss because the state runs the application. The federal page says to apply even if you are not sure.</description></item><item><title>Drafty house? Weatherization help is not the same as bill help.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/weatherization-assistance-program.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/weatherization-assistance-program.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>LIHEAP may help with a bill. Weatherization may help fix the home that keeps making the bill. Homeowners and renters can ask.</description></item><item><title>Lifeline may trim a phone or internet bill. It is one benefit per household.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/lifeline-phone-internet-help.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/lifeline-phone-internet-help.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The old Affordable Connectivity Program ended. Lifeline is a different program and still has its own official application.</description></item><item><title>Worked but made less? Check the EITC before you skip filing.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/earned-income-tax-credit.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/earned-income-tax-credit.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Some people miss the Earned Income Tax Credit because they do not think they need to file. The IRS has a free checker.</description></item><item><title>Before you pay a ‘mortgage rescue’ company, call a HUD housing counselor.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/hud-housing-counselor.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/hud-housing-counselor.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A real housing counselor can help with rent, buying, default, foreclosure, and more. Foreclosure, eviction, and homeless counseling are free.</description></item><item><title>Medicaid and CHIP do not wait for open enrollment.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/medicaid-chip-apply-any-time.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/medicaid-chip-apply-any-time.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>You can apply any time of year. Children may qualify even when the adults in the same house do not.</description></item><item><title>After the storm: five papers to keep before the cleanup swallows them.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/fema-disaster-assistance-first-steps.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/fema-disaster-assistance-first-steps.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Insurance and FEMA may ask for the same story in different ways. Take safe photos, keep receipts, and use DisasterAssistance.gov.</description></item><item><title>Lost the job? File in the state where you worked, not where a search ad sends you.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/unemployment-benefits-where-to-file.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/unemployment-benefits-where-to-file.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Unemployment insurance is state-run. Start fast, save the confirmation, and keep doing the weekly steps your state requires.</description></item><item><title>Extra Help is the plain name for help with Medicare drug costs.</title><link>https://relief-program.com/guides/medicare-extra-help-drug-costs.html</link><guid>https://relief-program.com/guides/medicare-extra-help-drug-costs.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>It can lower Part D premiums, deductibles, and what you pay at the pharmacy. Some people get it automatically. Others need to apply.</description></item></channel></rss>
