Summer EBT is a federally funded program that provides a one-time benefit of $120 to purchase food for each eligible child in a household. A household will receive a Common Benefits Identification (CBIC) card for each eligible child with the benefit encoded. Households will have 122 days from the date of issuance to spend the $120 benefit.NYS Office [...]

SNAP ReplacementAs a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, states were permitted to use federal money to replace SNAP benefits lost due to EBT skimming. The authority to replace these benefits was originally set to expire on September 30, 2024, and now has been extended through December 20, 2024.Cash ReplacementRules on replacing cash benefits [...]

Effective October 1, 2024, the following changes have been made to the SNAP program:Increase in the income guidelines, click here for a full chart of the updated income guidelines.Slight increase to the benefit amount,Increase in certain deductions: the shelter cap, as well as the homeless deduction have increased.You can view all updates using our SNAP Budget [...]

Monday July 22, 2024On Friday, due to the widespread global IT outage, some government agencies were impacted but now have resumed normal operations.  Please see links for current agency status.Social Security: https://www.ssa.gov/agency/emergency/Currently all Social Security offices are open in NYC.NYCHA: https://x.com/NYCHA/status/1814324890272444758.CCC and MyNYCHA are now fully operational again.NYC Human Resources Administration:The ACCESS HRA Client Portal and [...]