A benefit-provision system is operated by an administrator to provide a benefit from a source, which may be an administrator, to a benefit-eligible recipient who is part of or associated with a sponsored applicant group for which access to the benefit-provision system is being sponsored by a sponsor. A method thereof provides a benefit by an administrator from a source to a benefit-eligible recipient who is part of or associated with a sponsored applicant group for which access to a benefit-provision system is being sponsored by a sponsor.