Find the right first page when you need help
By Pearl Dunmore Last checked Nov 9, 2026
Help with food, rent, heat or lost work is spread across many offices. Some are federal. Some are run by your state or county. It is easy to waste a morning on the wrong one.
Where's My Benefits names a life situation and points you to the official page to open first. The agency on that page makes every decision. We are not a government site, and we don't take applications.
What you will find here
- One official starting link for each common situation, with the date we last checked it.
- Plain notes on which office runs what, so you know who to ask.
- Tips for telling a real government page from a look-alike that charges a fee.
Two ways to begin
Use the Start Sorter
Choose the situation closest to yours. The sorter shows one to three official pages to open first. Open the Start Sorter
Read the start checks
Six short facts about where help begins, each linked to its official source, plus a quick true-or-false check. Read the start checks
A note on how we work
Every outside link goes to a government page or a site the government sponsors. We check each one by hand and show the date. When a program changes its rules, go by what its own page says today.
Who runs Where's My Benefits: Where's My Benefits.