how does the cricket lifeline credit work?

You first apply for the Cricket Lifeline Credit, and if your application is approved, you receive a credit each month on your wireless phone bill.

The Cricket Lifeline Credit works with your existing Cricket Wireless service. You can keep your current rate plan and features, and continue to use your phone as usual, but with the Cricket Lifeline Credit, you’ll get a credit off your monthly amount due. You can also change to any current, Cricket Wireless rate plan if you’d like; there is no charge to make this change.