SC · South Carolina Department of Social Services
Social services in South Carolina
Official South Carolina websites for food, health coverage, cash assistance, unemployment and child care, plus the federal programs that serve South Carolina residents through local offices.
Medicaid is Healthy Connections, run by the Department of Health and Human Services. Child care assistance is the Child Care Scholarship Program.
State-run programs
These programs are funded federally but applications go through South Carolina.
SNAP (food stamps).gov✓ reachable
State SNAP program page
Medicaid.gov✓ reachable
State Medicaid program page
Cash assistance (TANF).gov✓ reachable
State TANF program page
Unemployment insurance.gov✓ reachable
File a claim with the state workforce agency
Child care assistance.gov✓ reachable
State child care subsidy (CCDF) page
Federal programs with South Carolina offices
Applications go through a federal agency or a local office found through the federal locator.
USDA Food and Nutrition Administration
HHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start
HHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Social Security Administration
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Communications Commission (administered by USAC)
HHS Administration for Community Living
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Official South Carolina resources
Benefits portal
SC DSS Benefits Portal
Apply, renew, and check case status online.
benefitsportal.dss.sc.gov
Open portal ↗✓ reachable
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