Fairfax County Benefit Resources

🏠 Fairfax County Housing

• Housing & Relocation
• Housing Choice Voucher Program
• Fairfax County Payment Standards (RealMarket) Blue/Green/Yellow zones by ZIP code.
• HCV Eligibility

🩺 Fairfax County Health & Human Services

• Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services.
• Community Health Care Network Sliding-scale medical and dental services.
• Coordinated Services Planning (CSP) Helps connect residents to county resources.

🏛️ Social Security

• SSA Red Book — employment support
• Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)
• Disability & work
• Working While Disabled (PDF)
• SSA Benefit Calculators Retirement, earnings test, spouse, and life expectancy tools.

🏘️ Housing & HUD

• HUD income limits
• Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
• FY2026 income limits notice (PDF)

🍎 Virginia State Benefits

• CommonHelp SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, energy assistance.
• Virginia Medicaid
• Virginia Department of Health

💡 Utilities, food, and health

• SNAP eligibility
• LIHEAP (energy assistance)
• Lifeline phone/internet discount
• Medicare
• Medicare Savings Programs

📝 Taxes and work

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
• IRS withholding estimator

📌 Notes on sources

• FY2026 HUD limits effective ~May 1, 2026.
• AMI = Area Median Income.
• SGA = Substantial Gainful Activity.
• TWP = Trial Work Period.
• Fairfax County HCV payment standards are split into Blue, Green, and Yellow RealMarket zones.

Always verify figures directly with the official source before making decisions. Local program rules can differ from federal guidance.