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Benefits Navigator

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: general-misc  ·  Last updated:
Comprehensive guide to every major US government assistance program: SNAP, Medicaid, unemployment, LIHEAP, TANF, WIC, Section 8, Lifeline, SSDI, SSI, and more. Covers eligibility, application process, processing times, and approval tips for each program.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Benefits Navigator includes pricing or quota commentary; 15 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 3,868 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source
myclaw.ai
License
MIT
Original author
ndesv21
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
General · general-misc
Indexed related skills
10

How Benefits Navigator fits the catalog

Benefits Navigator sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

These programs exist for exactly your situation. You paid into this system through taxes. Using it is not failure — it is what the safety net is for. Billions of dollars in government benefits go unclaimed every year because people don't know they qualify, feel too proud to apply, or get discouraged by the paperwork. This skill walks through every major US assistance program: who qualifies, how to apply, how long it takes, and how to avoid the common reasons applications get denied.

What this skill does

Benefits Navigator is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/benefits-navigator/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Benefits Navigator Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/benefits-navigator
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/benefits-navigator/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/benefits-navigator/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/benefits-navigator/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/benefits-navigator/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\benefits-navigator\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Benefits Navigator Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/benefits-navigator/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Benefits Navigator skill do?
Comprehensive guide to every major US government assistance program: SNAP, Medicaid, unemployment, LIHEAP, TANF, WIC, Section 8, Lifeline, SSDI, SSI, and more. Covers eligibility, application process, processing times, and approval tips for each program.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Benefits Navigator skill?
Use Benefits Navigator when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Benefits Navigator" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Benefits Navigator skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Benefits Navigator is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA
ndesv21. (2026). Benefits Navigator [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/benefits-navigator/
BibTeX
@misc{benefits-navigator-2026,
  author    = {ndesv21},
  title     = {Benefits Navigator [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/benefits-navigator/}
}

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