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April 28, 2023

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

The Emergency and Second Emergency HEAP benefit for 2022-2023 closed on April 28th, 2023. The 2022-2023 Cooling Assistance benefit is scheduled to open on May 1, 2023. If […]
March 1, 2023

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

The 2022-2023 SECOND Emergency benefit opened on February 27, 2023. If you are eligible, the Emergency HEAP Benefit can help you heat your home if you […]
January 31, 2023

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

The 2022-2023 Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefit opened on January 3, 2023. If you are eligible, the Emergency HEAP Benefit can help you heat […]
January 3, 2023

New Medicare Enrollment Rule as per January 2023

New Medicare Enrollment Rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services! Beginning in January 2023, the rule establishes several new special enrollment periods (SEPs) that allow […]
January 3, 2023

2023 Update on SNAP “skimming” scams!

Do you have a client who had their SNAP or cash benefits stolen due to a “skimming” scam? Fraudsters “skim” credit and debit card information by secretly […]
December 29, 2022

Medicaid Changes for 2023!

Medicaid Changes for 2023: (1) The Medicaid Income Eligibility level for people 65 and over and people with disabilities will rise to 138% of the federal […]
December 7, 2022

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

The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) started its new program year on October 1, 2022. LIHWAP helps low income households pay the cost of […]
November 2, 2022

Update on Pandemic EBT Food Benefits

Update on Pandemic EBT Food Benefits. New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) will continue issuing the emergency benefits at least through February 2023. All […]
November 2, 2022

Update for Medicaid Recipients!

Medicaid recipients be on alert! The Public Health Emergency has been extended until January 11, 2023. One of the many moratoriums in place during the Covid-19 pandemic […]