Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Lifespan Respite Planned Subsidy · About this organization

What you get

Up to $125 a month and $1,500 a year for respite for an unpaid primary caregiver.

How to start

Ask the agency for the respite application and income document list.

Good to know

  • Other ways to pay are considered first.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Qualifying unpaid primary caregivers may receive up to $125 monthly/$1,500 annually for respite as payer of last resort under current income/resource rules.

What help you may get

Practical Items And Home Help

Lifespan Respite Planned Subsidy — practical items and home help

Qualifying unpaid primary caregivers may receive up to $125 monthly/$1,500 annually for respite as payer of last resort under current income/resource rules.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A Nebraska child with B-ALL may qualify when the separate program-specific criteria are met.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: NE.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

  1. Use the official program route and contact Nebraska DHHS for current eligibility screening, forms, and authorization.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Cancer alone may not satisfy disability, SSI, Medicaid, developmental, caregiver, or level-of-care requirements; individual authorization and capacity rules apply.
  • Confirm current individual eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and application processing.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program