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    Get Free Public Benefits Legal Services

    Public Benefits provide a safety net of basic living necessities for the most vulnerable people; seniors on fixed incomes; persons with disabilities; homeless veterans; and children. FRLS helps prevent the loss or reduction of their public benefits.

  • Apply for legal help

    Call during the hours listed or apply online anytime

    General Public

    Apply by phone 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Call 1-888-582-3410

    Farmworkers

    Apply by phone 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Call 1-855-771-3077

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  • Client Stories

    A young child receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will continue to receive support after a recent favorable decision by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The case, overseen by an administrative law judge, focused on the child’s ongoing developmental and neurological...
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    (LEE COUNTY, Fla.) — Florida Rural Legal Services (FRLS) intervened in a rental dispute, helping a mother and her seven children move from an uninhabitable apartment into a more suitable one. Cindy (not her real name) was living in public housing and initially informed she wouldn’t be...
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    (FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — An elderly couple facing the loss of their sole income source due to alleged overpayments recently had their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits reinstated with the help of FRLS- Florida Rural Legal Services in St. Lucie County. John and Folly, both in their 70s,...
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