Applying for Government Benefits Just Got Much Easier in Maryland

Applying for government benefits just got much easier in Maryland

Applying for government assistance can be hard, stressful and a long ordeal — not to mention embarrassing. Maryland is trying to make the process easier, and cut down some of the red tape. “It is extremely stressful to sit here and have to go over and over and meet different people and have to sit there and tell everybody your story,” Aquitia “Nixa” Harley said. “It’s hard. You don’t want to keep telling people how messed up your life is, how mu…

Maryland streamlines application for food, cash, health assistance

Marylanders seeking help paying for food, health care and other necessities will have a smoother process in applying for government benefits.

‘Remove the barriers': Maryland launches quicker benefits application process

It is now easier for people in Maryland to apply for benefits. Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday the state is streamlining the process and is changing the name from MD Thinks to MD Benefits. The website used to apply for benefits has been completely overhauled, Moore said. People used to have to go through multiple applications to apply for benefits...