Illinois All Kids (Children's Health Insurance)
Last updated October 6, 2026 · By O.B.
All Kids is Illinois' health insurance program for children, providing comprehensive coverage to eligible kids through age 18 regardless of immigration status. Together with the FamilyCare program for parents and pregnant individuals, it is administered by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS).
What does it cover?
All Kids covers a full range of health benefits, including doctor visits, dental and vision care, immunizations, hospital care, prescriptions, and more. The program has several plan levels — All Kids Assist, All Kids Share, and All Kids Premium Levels 1 and 2 — with cost-sharing that increases at higher income tiers. Children in the lowest-income plan (Assist) have no co-payments or premiums.
Who is eligible?
Children through age 18 who live in Illinois are eligible, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Income determines the specific plan: All Kids Assist has no premiums or co-payments, while higher income tiers have plans with modest premiums and co-payments. Parents and caretaker relatives may qualify for FamilyCare, and pregnant individuals may qualify through Moms and Babies. See the charts below for the HFS monthly-income figures.
What your family can earn and still qualify
Illinois HFS publishes these limits in dollars per month by family size. Which All Kids plan a child falls into depends on the family’s total monthly gross income.
All Kids - children through age 18
| Family size | All Kids Assist | All Kids Share | All Kids Premium Level 1 | All Kids Premium Level 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up to $1,578 | $1,579 - $1,685 | $1,686 - $2,243 | $2,244 - $3,413 |
| 2 | Up to $2,134 | $2,135 - $2,279 | $2,280 - $3,034 | $3,035 - $4,616 |
| 3 | Up to $2,690 | $2,691 - $2,873 | $2,874 - $3,825 | $3,826 - $5,819 |
| 4 | Up to $3,246 | $3,247 - $3,467 | $3,468 - $4,615 | $4,616 - $7,023 |
| 5 | Up to $3,802 | $3,803 - $4,061 | $4,062 - $5,406 | $5,407 - $8,226 |
All amounts are total monthly gross income for the whole family. Find your family size, then read across to the column your income falls into.
What each plan costs
| All Kids Assist | All Kids Share | Premium Level 1 | Premium Level 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly premium per child | None | None | $15 for one child, $25 for two, add $5 for each additional child | $40 per child |
| Maximum monthly premium | Not applicable | Not applicable | $40 for five or more children | $80 for two or more children |
| Maximum co-payments per year | No co-payments | $100 per family for all services | $100 per family for all services | $500 per child for hospital services |
FamilyCare - parents and caretaker relatives
| Family size | Maximum monthly income |
|---|---|
| 1 | Up to $1,436 |
| 2 | Up to $1,945 |
| 3 | Up to $2,453 |
| 4 | Up to $2,961 |
| 5 | Up to $3,470 |
| 6 | Up to $3,978 |
| 7 | Up to $4,486 |
| 8 | Up to $4,994 |
| For each additional person | add $508 |
A family can be over the FamilyCare limit for the parents and still well inside an All Kids plan for the children - the two charts are different, and a child may qualify when a parent does not.
What we could not verify
HFS’s All Kids income chart covers family sizes 1 through 5. It does not publish an amount for larger families or an each-additional-person figure for All Kids, so families of six or more should apply rather than estimate. The FamilyCare chart does publish an each-additional-person amount.
HFS states these limits in dollars rather than as percentages of the federal poverty level, and we did not find percentage figures on its All Kids or FamilyCare pages. This page previously showed percentage thresholds; we have removed them rather than restate figures we could not check against HFS’s own charts.
Neither HFS page carries an effective date for these charts, so we cannot say which year they apply to beyond the year they were published on.
We did not find an HFS income chart for the Moms and Babies programme on these pages.
How to apply
Families can apply online through the All Kids and ABE websites in English or Spanish, or download a paper application to apply by mail. All Kids Application Agents (AKAAs) provide free help with applications. For more information, visit the Illinois HFS All Kids resources.
Apply online: ABE (Application for Benefits Eligibility), the link HFS gives on its All Kids page.
Already applied? ABE Manage My Case shows your application status, redetermination status, recent notices and benefit amounts, according to ABE.
Questions about coverage: All Kids Hotline 1-866-ALL-KIDS (1-866-255-5437), TTY 1-877-204-1012, per HFS.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for All Kids in Illinois?
Children through age 18 who live in Illinois, regardless of immigration status. Income determines the specific plan, from All Kids Assist with no cost to higher tiers with modest premiums.
Is there a cost for All Kids?
Children in All Kids Assist have no premiums or co-payments. Higher income tiers may have modest monthly premiums and co-payments, capped per family per year.
How do I apply for All Kids?
Apply online through the All Kids or ABE website in English or Spanish, by mail, or with free help from an All Kids Application Agent.
Check your eligibility
Use Benefit Guardian to see which federal and state programs you may qualify for.
Check the official program page →Related programs
- Illinois Medicaid
- Illinois SNAP
- Federal CHIP overview