Apply For Benefits: A Few Things You Should Know

For additional help with Medical Assistance Applications, please call the Health First Colorado Member Contact Center at 1-800-221-3943.

For additional help with requests for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or cash assistance, please call 1-800-536-5298.

For additional help with Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) applications, contact your local county office.

This page tells you more about applying for benefits through PEAK.

Before you get started on your application, it's a good idea to gather the information listed below. Having this information will help you answer the questions in the application. The more complete your application is when you submit it, the faster an application worker will be able to process it.

• Full names, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers (SSN) for the people who are applying for benefits.

• If someone in your home is pregnant, the due date and number of babies for that pregnancy.

• If someone is working, pay check stubs for that person's job(s). We'll be asking how much each person makes at their job, how often they get paid, and how many hours they work.

• Benefit check stubs or award letters for types of income like Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Child Support. We'll ask when these types of benefits started, how much is received, and how often it is received.

• If someone is self-employed, last year's tax return for their self-employment (if they filed taxes for the business). Otherwise, try to gather information about their income and expenses for the business.

Information about the expenses you pay. For example:

• How much you pay each month for housing (things like rent, lot rent, mortgage, property taxes, or homeowner's insurance).
• Which utilities you pay each month (things like electricity, gas, phone, water, and trash removal).
• If you pay for someone's care (for example, day care for your children), how much you pay and who provides the care.
• How much you pay for child support each month.

Information about your assets.

• If you're applying for SNAP, we'll ask about the total amount of money you have at home and in your checking accounts and savings accounts.

Keep in mind that if you don't have a way to get the information we've asked for, an application site worker may be able to help you get it.

Here is some more information about some of the people who can help you fill out your medical assistance application:

• Authorized Representatives must be given permission to act on your behalf and be over the age of 18.
• Secondary account holders can do everything the head of household can except add other secondary account holders. This person must be a part of the household and be over 18 years of age.
• Someone who has the legal right to act on your behalf may be asked to provide documentation to prove this.

For CCCAP applications, Counties may require cooperation with Child Support Services for all children in the household, even if not all children are requesting child care.