New Yorkers can apply for heating and cooling assistance under the Home Energy Assistance Program. Apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program & buy healthy food for you & your family when money is tight. Get a NYS certification to participate in New York State's contracting opportunities.

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.

Eligible families may receive up to 60 months of federally funded cash assistance under the Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program (TANF). Single individuals without children and families who have already received cash assistance for 60 months may receive benefits under the New York State Safety Net Program.