If you are a working parent receiving public assistance (also known as cash assistance), you may be eligible for financial assistance for child care.
You can apply for assistance with any type of child care you choose, including:
- Day care centers
- Registered family child care
- DOE child care programs
- Informal care by neighbors, friends, or relatives
Monthly payments are made directly to the child care provider.
Eligibility
Eligible work activities include:
- Employment assessment
- Job search
- Education
- Training
- Community service
- Employment
In addition, you may be eligible if you:
- Left cash assistance in the last 12 months because you got a job or had an increase in income that made you ineligible for cash assistance.
- Have a job and are financially eligible for cash assistance, even if you don't receive benefits. This is child care instead of cash assistance.
How to Apply
If you are currently receiving cash assistance benefits, you can connect your ACCESS HRA Account to your cash assistance case and request assistance with child care online.
To apply for cash assistance and child care, visit ACCESS HRA.
Get Help
You can get more information by phone. You can also visit your local Benefits Access Center.
By Phone
- Agency: Human Resources Administration
- Phone Number: (718) 557-1399
- Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM
- You can reach staff during business hours (except for City Holidays). You can get help in most languages. Automated Assistance is available in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can get the locations, hours and phone numbers of Benefits Access Centers in your area. All Centers are accessible for people who use wheelchairs.
The HRA Benefits Access Center Concourse is moving to 845 Barretto Street, Bronx, NY starting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
Find a Benefits Access Center.