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RECENT NEWS

Fair Hearing Guide

Unemployment Benefits See Future Increase

Cooling Assistance Benefit Now Open

Plan in Advance for Summer Food Security

Important changes to replacement for stolen SNAP and Temporary Assistance (TA) benefits

The 2024-25 Regular HEAP benefit reopened on January 25, 2025

Legal Services of Long Island Public Benefits Unit Will Now Provide Advice and Counsel or Representation to Eligible Nassau County Residents

HEAP Opened on November 1st, 2024

Warming Center Resources

17A Guardianship Legal Clinic

New Utility Allowance for SNAP benefits

Suffolk DSS Rental Supplement Program for individuals and families experiencing homelessness

The Public Health Emergency Has Ended!

May 2023 Public Benefits Alert!

HEAP Benefits Update: 2022-2023 Cooling Assistance benefit is scheduled to open SOON!

SECOND Emergency HEAP benefit of 2022-2023 opened on February 27, 2023!

Emergency Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Benefit Open as of January 3, 2023

New Medicare Enrollment Rule as per January 2023

2023 Update on SNAP “skimming” scams!

Medicaid Changes for 2023!

The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) started new program year on October 1, 2022

Update on Pandemic EBT Food Benefits

Update for Medicaid Recipients!

Housing Update regarding 2022 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Benefits

Update on Pandemic EBT Food Benefits

Updates on income that can’t be counted for Medicaid or SSI financial eligibility

SNAP standard allowances will be adjusted effective October 1st, 2022.

New Electric and Natural Gas Bill Relief Program

Increased Income Eligibility Levels for Child Care Assistance

May 2022- Medicaid Renewal Updates

2021-2022 Cooling Assistance Benefit

Public Assistance Standard of Need and Medicaid Levels 2022 Chart

Attention Medicaid recipients: The Public Health Emergency has been extended

Deadline to apply for Community-Based Long Term Care without a lookback period is quickly approaching!

Am I Eligible for WIC?

How do I apply for SNAP Benefits?

How can I apply for Public Benefits?

Lump Sum Payments

Information for Welfare to Work Recipients – Suffolk County

What is a SNAP Household?

Earned Income Disregard

Fair Hearings – Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Website

Earned Income Tax Credit

Prescreen for SNAP Eligibility Online

What are “Expedited SNAP” benefits?

Public Benefits for Immigrants

What is an authorized representative?