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Cash Assistance

Temporary Cash Assistance

A cash grant that includes money towards housing, energy costs, and other expenses. In many cases, clients receiving temporary cash assistance must either be working or be enrolled in approved work activities.

As a non-U.S. citizen, you have the right to apply for cash assistance regardless of immigration status and access free interpretation services in your language.For more information, call 311 or 718-557-1399, or view the Department of Social Service’s flyer on Cash Assistance for immigrant New Yorkers. 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

SNAP helps low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, including working families, the elderly, and the disabled buy food. Food Stamp recipients use an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to buy food.

Burial Assistance

The Human Resources Administration may provide up to $900 in financial assistance for New York City residents to help pay for a funeral that does not cost more than $1700. This amount includes burial of the ashes after cremation.
Eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis and is based on many different factors. All claims must be submitted within 60 days of death. An in-person interview is required most of the time.

Call 718-473-8310 or click here for more information on how to apply. 

Emergency Help with Expenses

New Yorkers may apply for emergency financial help to prevent eviction, pay your energy or utility bills, or buy health-related items.

You can apply to the NYC Human Resources Administration for a one-time emergency grant, also called the "One Shot Deal."

Call (718) 557-1399 for more information.

All New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status may apply. Emergency assistance is provided for, but not limited to, the following situations:

  • Homelessness
  • Dispossess/Eviction
  • Utility disconnected or pending termination
  • Fire disaster
  • Domestic violence
  • Circumstances that affect the health and safety of the individual or family