De-Enrollment on MOS Roadmap

Moving House with Lifeline: What You Must Report and When

johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim) — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

If you’ve just moved — or you’re about to — your Lifeline phone probably isn’t the first thing on your mind. It should be somewhere near the top of the list, though, because when you signed up you agreed, under penalty of perjury, to give your service provider your new address within 30 days of moving. That promise is printed on the federal application itself: “I agree that if I move I will give my service provider my new address within 30 days.”

Lifeline de-enrollment: why it happens and how to fight it

johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim) — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Losing a Lifeline benefit rarely feels like a decision. It feels like the phone simply stopped working one Tuesday. But underneath, there is a specific rule that was triggered, a notice that was supposed to reach you first, and a deadline that may or may not have passed.

Why your free government phone stopped working after 30 days

johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim) — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

If your Lifeline phone went dead and nothing about your situation changed — you still get SNAP, your income did not go up, you never missed a form — the most likely explanation is the non-usage rule.