Pima Finances

Apply for Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Cash Assistance may be provided to needy families with dependent children.  Eligibility for the Cash Assistance program is based on citizenship; qualified non-citizen resident status; Arizona residency; limits on resources and monthly income eligibility guidelines.

Adults receiving Cash Assistance benefits are required to complete and sign a Personal Responsibility Agreement.  This agreement specifies compliance with the Jobs Program and the DES Child Support Services, as well as immunizing children and making sure they attend school, if applicable.

You can use the screen for eligibility website to see if you qualify for Cash Assistance, however, the best way to know if you are eligible is to submit a completed application for benefits and go through the application process.

Energy support program – 25% discount 

If you meet the program income guidelines and your application is approved, you will receive a flat 25% discount on your monthly bill to assist with your energy costs. 

Please note: the Medical Care Equipment Program is a flat 35% discount and has additional requirements. 

Participation in these programs does not affect any public assistance benefits. 

If you’re a Southwest Gas residential customer and meet certain income guidelines, you may qualify for assistance in paying your bills.

Keeping the lights on is one of many challenges for families living at or below the poverty line. It’s an aspect of poverty that we at Tucson Electric Power see every day.

TEP offers multiple programs designed to help limited-income customers reduce their energy consumption and pay their electric bills.

The Pima County Community Assistance Division's mission is to assist low-income individuals and families with reaching higher levels of economic and social self-sufficiency through the delivery of basic needs services and to advocate for low-income individuals. The Community Assistance Division will deliver services in a respectful, timely, and compassionate manner.

Contact the Pima County Community Action Agency at 520-724-2667 for rent, mortgage, and utility assistance. Calls are answered by staff, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.). Funding is dependent on availability and whether the applicant meets federal eligibility requirements.

We can help Jewish individuals and families in our community who are experiencing financial struggles and crisis.

Call us at (520) 795-0300 for more information.

With support from the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and very caring donors, we help individuals and families with emergency financial assistance to avoid eviction, utility shut off, and hunger by offering short term financial assistance.

Please call (520) 297-6049, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To apply for aid for rent, mortgage, utilities, emergency prescriptions, gas vouchers, bus passes, small car repairs, uniforms, ID’s, birth certificates, and drug tests, you must schedule an appointment. Sorry, we cannot accept walk-ins.

We have a limited number of available appointments each day which are made on a first-call, first-served basis, so please be patient. We do not maintain a waiting list. If the appointments are all filled for the day, we will ask you to call again on another day.

Once you have been accepted on the appointment list, we will call you to gather basic information for your household to help us determine the best way to help you. Certain types of assistance require meeting income and residency requirements to be eligible. If your eligibility is determined, an appointment will be scheduled with a case manager. We will inform you which documents to bring with you to the appointment.

The Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) supports refugees through transitional benefits and contracted community partners as they resettle in the United States. Knowing the challenges refugees face, RRP provides benefits and services to assist refugees as they adjust to life in the U.S. Local nonprofit Refugee Resettlement Agencies (RAs) welcome refugees when they arrive in the country, provide them with essential services during their first 30 to 90 days, and link them to federally-funded programs like Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance, Employment Services, English Language Training and Case Management. These services respect the cultures and languages of refugees while helping them reach self-sufficiency as quickly as possible