LeskoHelp by Matthew Lesko review
Helps you find and apply for government grants and assistance programs you may qualify for
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
If you're looking at this, money is probably tight in a way that isn't going to fix itself next month. Rent's gone up, or you're staring at a bill you can't cover, and somebody mentioned the guy in the question mark suit who says there's free government money out there. So here you are, wondering if it's real. Here's the honest version. The programs are real. Housing assistance, utility help, SNAP, childcare subsidies, small business grants, job training funds all genuinely exist, and plenty of people who qualify never apply because finding the right office is a nightmare. What LeskoHelp sells is the finding. It's a directory and a bit of hand-holding, not a cheque. The page's big number, $4.96 trillion, works out to $19,188 a head. Treat that as the seller's framing, not a forecast of what you'll get. Most of that figure is Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, not grants you can apply for. Nobody is mailing you nineteen grand. What you might realistically get is a few hours saved and one or two programs you didn't know existed. At $3 for a week, that's a fair gamble. Just diarise the cancel date, because it rolls to $19.95 a month automatically and that's where subscriptions like this make their money.
Pros
- Three dollars to look is genuinely low risk
- The underlying programs are real and often go unclaimed
- Localised to your state, city and county, not just federal
- Cancel anytime, and there's a money-back guarantee
Cons
- Rolls to $19.95 a month automatically after seven days
- Much of the same information is free on Benefits.gov and Grants.gov if you're willing to dig
- No grant is guaranteed, and eligibility rules are strict; the page doesn't say this
- The $19,188 per person figure is marketing arithmetic, not money available to you
What you get
A membership site with a searchable database of government, non-profit and community assistance programs (the page says over 600,000), filtered down to your state, city and county. Plus step-by-step guidance on applying and access to Lesko's help community. It's a subscription, so the database and the help stay available for as long as you keep paying.
Before you buy
- Set a phone reminder for day six so the renewal doesn't catch you out
- Try Benefits.gov's eligibility questionnaire first, it's free and takes 15 minutes
- Check what 'cancel in 1 click' actually means once you're inside, before the trial ends
Who it suits
Worth the $3 look if you're short on time and willing to do the applying yourself. Skip it if you expect free money to arrive, or if you'll forget to cancel.
