ACCESS NYC

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ACCESS NYC is a website that allows New Yorkers to screen for potential eligibility for over 30 City, State, and Federal benefit programs.

To screen for benefits, you answer a set of questions on the website. Then you will see a list of programs for which you may be eligible.

You can also:

Learn how to apply
Print out application forms
Learn which documents are required to apply
Find locations you can go to apply for services

ACCESS NYC doesn't start your application process automatically. Once you screen for benefit programs, you must follow the instructions to learn how to apply. The agencies that administer each program will make the final eligibility determination.

ACCESS NYC is mobile-friendly, available in 11 languages, and accessible via screen readers.

Visit the ACCESS NYC website.

ACCESS NYC offers information about many types of programs. New programs are added to ACCESS NYC on a regular basis, so you should check online for the most recent list.

Types of programs include:

Child Care
Education
Family Services
Employment and work related
Cash and Expenses or Financial Assistance Programs
City ID Card
Food
Special Needs
Health
Housing
Enrichment

You can download program applications in PDF format.

Applications available to download include:

Cash Assistance
Tax Forms for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit, and Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Child care
IDNYC
Family Planning Benefit Program
SNAP
WIC
NYC Nurse-Family Partnership - Referral form
Public health insurance
Rent Freeze - SCRIE and DRIE
Homeowners Exemptions - SCHE and DHE
Veteran's Property Text Exemption
Senior Employment Services (SES)
NYCHA Resident Economic Empowerment and Sustainability (REES)
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Get applications and forms.