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Since the pandemic, one in every three New York City residents has used a food pantry, according to a recent study from Robin Hood and Columbia University. Here, City Limits…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Labor

Cash Assistance Recipients Navigate Revived Work Requirements, As City Processing Times Tick Up

Advocates worry that the reinstated rules will inevitably lead to some New Yorkers losing the aid they rely on to make ends meet, especially in the face of a steep…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByAnastasia Tomkin 4Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done

“The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods.”

ByHarvey Robins 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

City Speeds Up Benefits Processing, But Cash Aid Denials Remain High

New data suggests that the Department of Social Services is bouncing back from historically low processing rates for public benefits, though cash aid applications are being denied more frequently than…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government News

City Hall Announces Near-Elimination of Benefits Case Backlog As Challenges Persist

While advocates who specialize in public benefits have called for these backlogs to be cut, they say New Yorkers who rely on cash and food support are not yet out…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Scenes From Closing Day at a Bronx Benefits Center

Friday marked the final day of operations at 1365 Jerome Ave. in Mount Eden, where Human Resources Administration staff helped New Yorkers apply for food, Medicaid and cash assistance.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Still Slow To Process Most Food Stamp, Cash Aid Applications

The first four months of Fiscal Year 2024 saw timely processing of just 14.3 percent of cash assistance applications—a new low—and 41.6 percent of SNAP applications. Delays can have serious consequences…

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Struggling Families Can’t Afford to Wait for NYC to Fix Benefit Delays

“Hundreds of thousands of New York City households depend on government benefits to avoid eviction and homelessness. Yet countless households are experiencing ongoing and systemic delays when attempting to apply…

ByJenna Coudin 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Comunidades de habla hispana Podcasts Politics

PÓDCAST:¿Cuáles son las opciones para que Puerto Rico sea incluido en el SNAP?

Puerto Rico fue incluido en 1974 en el programa de cupones de alimentos o el programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (o SNAP por sus siglas en inglés, como también se…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

New Yorkers See Uneven Improvement in Food Stamp, Cash Assistance Delays

“If you get cash assistance, you are caught up in really significant delays, in a way that you would not be if you were only receiving SNAP,” said Katie Kelleher…

ByJulia Goldberg

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

NYC Food Resources for the 2024 Holiday Season

Cash Assistance Recipients Navigate Revived Work Requirements, As City Processing Times Tick Up

Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done

City Speeds Up Benefits Processing, But Cash Aid Denials Remain High

City Hall Announces Near-Elimination of Benefits Case Backlog As Challenges Persist

NYC Still Slow To Process Most Food Stamp, Cash Aid Applications

Opinion: Struggling Families Can’t Afford to Wait for NYC to Fix Benefit Delays

PÓDCAST:¿Cuáles son las opciones para que Puerto Rico sea incluido en el SNAP?

New Yorkers See Uneven Improvement in Food Stamp, Cash Assistance Delays

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