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Published on Apr 12, 2023 by Yvonne Peña
The NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) has extended the temporary policy change of not requiring a housing court case for eligibility of FHEPS (Family Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement) and CityFHEPS (City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement) to December 31, 2023. Households in the community at risk of homelessness (that is, not residing in a [...]
Published on Apr 11, 2023 by Yvonne Peña
Big Apple Connect provides NYCHA residents in select developments with access to free, fast, reliable, and safe internet service. Launched in September 2022 by NYC's Office of Technology and Innovation, Big Apple Connect offers internet service and basic cable TV through Optimum and Spectrum, with each provider serving different geographic areas. NYCHA residents without existing home [...]
Published on Apr 11, 2023 by Yvonne Peña
NYCHA residents can now check the status of work orders with a new Searchable Ticket Database online at https://my.nycha.info/PublicSite/WorkOrder/WorkOrderRetrieval. With the Searchable Ticket Database, residents have an additional method to check the status of work orders; however, residents can continue to call the NYCHA Customer Contact Center (CCC) at 718-707-7771 or use the MyNYCHA app (available [...]
Published on Mar 30, 2023 by Michelle Berney
NYRx is the new name for New York State’s Medicaid Pharmacy Program. Beginning April 1, 2023, pharmacy benefits will be “carved out” of the benefits package for Mainstream Medicaid Managed Care plans (MMC), Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs) and HIV-Special Needs Plans (HIV-SNPs).This means that plan members will no longer have their prescriptions covered by their [...]

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