You can use ABE to apply on-line for healthcare, SNAP, cash assistance and the Medicare Savings programs with the State of Illinois. You can also apply for healthcare and SNAP over the phone by calling the ABE Customer Call Center

Start a new application for Health care coverage, SNAP, Cash Assistance, and/or Medicare Savings Program.For most people, it will take approximately 30 minutes to fill out the application.

You are about to begin using the ABE Screener to find out if you may be eligible for benefits. If you are ready to apply for benefits, start your application.

ABE and Manage My Case (MMC) are temporarily unavailable. You can still use your benefits including Link, Medical and Cash. Link benefits will be available to use on your scheduled date. Any documents due to the state during this time should be uploaded once the system is available.

To log in to your account, you will need to create a user ID and password. For both of these, you should choose something that's easy for you to remember but hard for other people to guess.

Right to appeal A fair hearing may be requested either orally or in writing by using the ABE Appeals Portal, facsimile (fax), mail, or in person at the Bureau of Hearings or at any FCRC, if there is disagreement with any action taken on this case. The SNAP unit's case may be presented at the hearing by any person chosen by the SNAP unit.

IL ABE ? Application for Benefits Eligibility for Support Services for Food Assistance Program and Nutrition

ABE Manage My Case provides customers with information about their benefits including, application status, redetermination status, recent notices and benefit amounts. Customers can also submit redeterminations and changes and request new benefit programs.

ABE Manage My Case provides customers with information about their benefits including, application status, redetermination status, recent notices and benefit amounts. Customers can also submit redeterminations and changes and request new benefit programs.

Throughout the course of conducting Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility and ABE applications, confidential personal and demographic data from clients will be collected.