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New York Temporary Assistance
undefined New York Temporary Assistance?
undefined New York Temporary Assistance?
To be eligible for New York Temporary Assistance, you must be a resident of New York, and a U.S. citizen, legal alien or qualified alien. You must be unemployed or underemployed and have low or very low income. You must also be one of the following:
- Have a child 18 years of age or younger, or
- Be pregnant, or
- Be 18 years of age or younger and the head of your household.
undefined New York Temporary Assistance?
To find out if you are eligible to receive Temporary Assistance, including help with an emergency, you need to file an application with your county Department of Social Services or, if you live in one of the five boroughs of New York City, with your local Job Center.
You can find the location of your local Department of Social Services online here:
Local Departments of Social Services
Or you may call the toll-free New York state Temporary Assistance hotline at 1-800-342-3009.
You must fill out the application form New York State Application For Certain Benefits And Services and file it at your local department of Social Services. You should identify any emergency needs you may have at this time. If you have an emergency, you will be interviewed and told in writing about the decision on your emergency the same day you apply.
For Temporary Assistance, your interview should be within seven working days of your filing an application. You should be told within 30 days of the date you filed your application if your application for Family Assistance is approved or denied; be told within 45 days of the date you filed your application for Safety Net Assistance if your application is approved or denied.
To learn more about New York Family Assistance please visit:
NY Gov Temporary Assistance
For further information about FA, you may call the Office of Temporary and Disability Services toll-free hotline at 1-800-342-3009 and press "3" for Temporary Assistance.
