Immigrants' Rights and Services
This section contains information about immigrants' eligibility for public benefits, as well as definition of various immigration statuses, the process of becoming a lawful permanent resident, and the naturalization process.
Table of Contents
- Advocacy
- Fair Hearings
- Informal Advocacy
- Legal Services
- Description of Legal Services
- Legal Aid And Legal Services
- Aids/hiv Legal Services
- Bankruptcy Legal Services
- Criminal Justice Involved Legal Services
- Disability Legal Services
- Domestic Violence Legal Services
- Family Law Legal Services
- Homeless Legal Services
- Housing Legal Services
- Immigrant Legal Services
- Older Adults Legal Services
- Public Benefits Legal Services
- Youth Legal Services
- NYC Bar Association
- Social Security & SSI Appeals
- Cash Benefits
- Cash Assistance
- Overview
- Description of Cash Assistance
- Qualifying for Cash Assistance
- Budgeting Income
- Applying for Cash Assistance
- Program Requirement: Work Activities
- Additional Program Requirements
- Time Limits
- Recertifying for Cash Assistance
- Documentation
- Returning to Work
- Overpayments
- Additional Allowances
- Housing Subsidies
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Child Support
- Emergency Assistance to Adults
- Emergency Assistance to Families (EAF)
- HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)
- Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- NYS Disability Insurance
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Overview
- Description of Social Security Disability Insurance
- Qualifying for Social Security Disability Insurance
- Disability Standard
- Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance
- Recertifying for Social Security Disability Insurance
- Documentation
- Returning to Work
- Overpayments
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Social Security Retirement Insurance
- Overview
- Description of Retirement & Survivors Insurance
- Qualifying for Retirement & Survivors Insurance
- Applying for Retirement & Survivors Insurance
- Recertifying for Retirement & Survivors Insurance
- Documentation
- Returning to Work
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Supplemental Security Income
- Overview
- Description of Supplemental Security Income
- Qualifying for Supplemental Security Income
- Budgeting Income
- Disability Standard
- Applying for Supplemental Security Income
- Recertifying for Supplemental Security Income
- Documentation
- Returning to Work
- Overpayments
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- VA Disability Compensation
- VA Disability Pension
- Workers' Compensation
- Cash Assistance
- Children's Programs
- Child Care
- Overview
- Types of Publicly Funded Child Care
- Description of Publicly Funded Child Care
- Qualifying for Publicly Funded Child Care
- Applying for Publicly Funded Child Care
- Recertifying for Publicly Funded Child Care
- Documentation
- Child Care for Cash Assistance Recipients
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Child Care
- Employment & Training
- Food Programs
- Emergency Food Programs
- Food Stamps
- Overview
- Description of Food Stamps
- Qualifying for Food Stamps
- Budgeting Income
- Food Stamp Budget Worksheet
- Applying for Food Stamps
- Program Requirements
- Recertifying for Food Stamps
- Documentation
- Returning to Work
- Overpayments
- Transitional Benefit Alternative
- NYS Nutrition Improvement Project
- Eat Smart New York
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Senior Citizen Nutrition Programs
- Women, Infant and Children (WIC)
- Health Programs
- CHAMPVA
- Overview
- Description of Civilian Health And Medical Program
- Qualifying for Civilian Health And Medical Program
- Enrolling in the Civilian Health And Medical Program
- Recertifying for Civilian Health And Medical Program
- Documentation
- Cost Sharing And Claims Processing
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Child Health Plus
- COBRA Continuation Coverage
- Overview
- Description of COBRA Continuation Coverage
- Qualifying for COBRA Continuation Coverage
- Applying for COBRA Continuation Coverage
- Maintaining COBRA Continuation Coverage
- Medicaid COBRA Program
- NYS Continuation Assistance Demonstration Program for the Entertainment Industry
- Temporary Federal COBRA Subsidy
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- EPIC
- Family Health Plus
- Overview
- Description of Family Health Plus
- Qualifying for Family Health Plus
- Applying for Family Health Plus
- Recertifying for Family Health Plus
- Documentation
- Managed Care Provisions
- Family Health Plus Premium Assistance Program
- Family Health Plus Employer Buy-in
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Healthy NY
- HIV Uninsured Care Programs
- Low Cost Health Care Options
- Overview
- Hospital Financial Assistance – Charity Care
- Health And Hospital Corporation (HHC) Options
- Prescription Assistance
- Community Health Centers
- Low Cost Dental Care Options
- Low Cost Vision Care Options
- Options for Self-employed
- Dependent Coverage Through Age 29
- New York Bridge Plan
- Emergency Medical Services
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Medicaid
- Overview
- Description of Medicaid
- Qualifying for Medicaid
- Budgeting Income
- Applying for Medicaid
- Recertifying for Medicaid
- Documentation
- Cost Containment Provisions
- Medicaid Managed Care Provisions
- Medicaid Spenddown Program
- Medicaid Home Care
- Home And Community Based Waiver Services
- Institutional Medicaid
- Additional Medicaid Benefits
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Medicaid Buy-In
- Medicare
- Overview
- Description of Medicare
- Qualifying for Medicare
- Enrolling in Medicare
- Documentation
- Original Medicare: Cost Sharing and Claims Processing
- Managed Care: Medicare Advantage Plans
- Medicare Supplement Plans: MEDIGAP
- Medicare And Private Health Plans
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Medicare Part D
- Medicare Savings Program
- TRICARE
- VA Health Care
- CHAMPVA
- Housing Programs & Services
- DRIE
- Housing Court
- NYC Shelter System
- Overview
- Description of the NYC Shelter System
- Qualifying for the NYC Shelter System
- Applying for the NYC Shelter System
- Documentation
- Residents’ Rights And Obligations
- Involuntary Transfer And Discharge
- Cash Assistance Budgeting in the NYC Shelter System
- Domestic Violence Shelters
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Other HUD Subsidized Housing Programs
- Overview
- Description of Other Types of Private HUD Subsidized Housing
- Qualifying for Other Types of Private HUD Subsidized Housing
- Applying for Other Types of Private HUD Subsidized Housing
- Determining the Tenant’s Share of Rent
- Maintaining a Private HUD Subsidized Apartment
- Subsidy Terminations And Evictions
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Project Based Section 8
- Overview
- Description of Project Based Section 8
- Qualifying for Project Based Section 8
- Applying for a Project Based Section 8 Apartment
- Determining the Tenant’s Share of Rent
- Maintaining a Project Based Section 8 Apartment
- Adding/removing Family Members
- Transferring to Another Apartment
- Succession Rights
- Subsidy Terminations And Evictions
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Public Housing
- Overview
- Description of Public Housing
- Qualifying for Public Housing
- Applying for Public Housing
- Setting Rent Levels
- Adding/removing Family Members
- Maintaining Public Housing
- Transfering to Another Apartment
- Tenancy Terminations And Evictions
- Succession Rights
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- SCRIE
- Section 8 Voucher Program
- Overview
- Description of the Section 8 Voucher Program
- Qualifying for the Section 8 Voucher Program
- Applying for a Section 8 Voucher
- Finding & Obtaining Approval for an Apartment
- Determining the Tenant’s Share of Rent
- Maintaining a Voucher And Apartment
- Landlord’s Duty to Maintain an Apartment
- Adding/removing Family Members
- Transferring to Another Apartment
- Succession Rights
- Enhanced Or Sticky Vouchers
- Subsidy Terminations And Evictions
- Advocacy And Appeals
- Government Contacts
- Additional Resources
- Source Materials
- Immigrants' Rights and Services
- Tax Credits