Medicare’s Annual Election period, running from October 15 – December 7, 2025, provides an opportunity for people in Original Medicare with a Part D plan, or those in a Medicare Advantage Plan, to review their plan options for 2026 and make any changes to their coverage.  Beneficiaries with Original Medicare can switch Part D plans; those [...]

There is a new, one-time, cash payment available to children born on or after November 5, 2025, to Cash Assistance (CA) households with an active CA case at the time of birth.  Known as the BABY benefit, this $1,800 cash grant is available for each eligible newborn. The payment will be accessible on the household’s EBT [...]

The NYS Office Of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) announced that the federal government has rescinded New York state's waiver to implement the rules for Able-Bodied Adult without Dependent Children (ABAWD).  Beginning November 3, 2025, those subject to ABAWD time limit, including new groups of individuals subject to these rules, must meet specific work requirements to [...]

The mySSP portal allows SSP recipients to view their SSP benefit amount and upcoming payment dates, download a Benefit Verification Letter (BV Letter) which is used to document income for other programs, and access recent notices and forms.To access the portal, recipients must sign in with an NY.gov account (or create one). Only one NY.gov account [...]