Residents of Georgia can visit www.Compass.ga.gov to apply for a number of social services and benefits offered by the State of Georgia. The Georgia COMPASS website www.Compass.ga.gov gives needy residents access to social services and benefits.
Through the Common Point of Access to Social Services (COMPASS) website, that residents can access social services/benefits like
- Food stamps
- Temporary assistance for needy families (welfare), Housing assistance
- Medicaid and energy assistance
- Food assistance
- Child support services
- Block Grant funds
- Child care and several others.
Furthermore, you can as well get information regarding how those benefits are administered on the COMPASS website, like whether you are actually eligible for the benefits, and how to proceed to submit applications for them.
How To Access www.Compass.ga.gov
Before you proceed to apply for the benefits, you first need to create a COMPASS account, by clicking on ‘MyCOMPASS Account’ link at the homepage. If you already have an account, you can simply go to the COMPASS website, click on ‘MyCOMPASS Account’ and then login with your login details. From there, you can
- Apply for benefits
- Check your benefits
- Renew your benefits
- Report changes to your case
- View notices
- Upload documents
To Apply For Georgia Compass Benefits
First, you must see whether you qualify for various services. Just visit www.Compass.ga.gov and click on the ‘Am I eligible’ icon.
Once you have seen the eligibility requirements and you know that you are eligible to apply for the benefits, then click on the ‘Apply for Benefits’ button. Then follow the instructions and fill n all the required information in order to complete the whole process of applications.
Also, you can check the status of your Food Stamps, Medicaid, TANF and Childcare application on the COMPASS website www.compass.ga.gov, by clicking on the ‘Application Status Check’ button. And if you have been approved of any benefits you applied for, you will get the benefits.
For more inquiries, you can contact the DFCS Customer Contact Center at 1-877-423-4746.
