Advocacy Services
Advocacy service are for matters that have not yet reached the eviction stage or proceedings that do not require legal representation. These may include rent disputes, financial assistance, repairs, issues involving essential services like heat and hot water, and more.
Legal Services
Legal services may include everything from legal consultation to full representation in covered eviction and related proceedings in any court in Westchester County.
You can check to see if you might be eligible for SNAP via the New York State online pre-screening tool
If your income, based on your household size, is less than or equal to the amounts in the charts below, you may be eligible for SNAP benefits.
If your household's gross income is below these amounts, it does not ensure that you will be eligible for SNAP. A SNAP budget must be calculated for your household in order to determine eligibility and benefit amount.
The only way to determine if your household is eligible for SNAP benefits is to apply.
| Income Guidelines for Households without Earned Income (no elderly or disabled member) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Family Size |
Monthly Gross Income* |
Annual Gross Income* |
|
1 |
$1,473 |
$17,676 |
|
2 |
$1,984 |
$23,808 |
|
3 |
$2,495 |
$29,940 |
|
4 |
$3,007 |
$36,084 |
|
5 |
$3,518 |
$42,216 |
|
6 |
$4,029 |
$48,348 |
|
7 |
$4,541 |
$54,492 |
|
8 |
$5,052 |
$60,624 |
|
Each additional person |
$512 + |
$6,144 + |
* Chart information is based upon SNAP Standards effective October 1, 2022.
|
Income Guidelines for Households with Earned Income (no elderly or disabled member) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Family Size |
Monthly Gross Income* |
Annual Gross Income* |
|
1 |
$1,699 |
$20,388 |
|
2 |
$2,289 |
$27,468 |
|
3 |
$2,879 |
$34,548 |
|
4 |
$3,469 |
$41,628 |
|
5 |
$4,059 |
$48,708 |
|
6 |
$4,649 |
$55,788 |
|
7 |
$5,239 |
$62,868 |
|
8 |
$5,829 |
$69,948 |
|
Each additional person |
$590 + |
$7,080 + |
* Chart information is based upon SNAP Standards effective October 1, 2022.
|
Income Guidelines for Households with an Elderly or Disabled Member and Households with Dependent Care Expenses | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Family Size |
Monthly Gross Income* |
Annual Gross Income* |
|
1 |
$2,265 |
$27,180 |
|
2 |
$3,052 |
$36,624 |
|
3 |
$3,839 |
$46,068 |
|
4 |
$4,625 |
$55,500 |
|
5 |
$5,412 |
$64,944 |
|
6 |
$6,199 |
$74,388 |
|
7 |
$6,985 |
$83,820 |
|
8 |
$7,772 |
$93,264 |
|
Each additional person |
$787 + |
$9,444 + |
* Chart information is based upon SNAP Standards effective October 1, 2022.
For more help call DSS at (914) 995-3333 or visit one of our District Offices.
If you are age 16 – 59 years old and able to work, you will probably need to meet the general work requirements to get SNAP benefits.
The general work requirements include:
- Registering for work
- Participating in SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) or workfare if assigned
- Taking a suitable job if it is offered
- Not voluntarily quitting a job or reducing your work hours below 30 a week without a good reason.
If you are age 18–49, able to work, and don’t have any dependents, you may need to meet both the general work requirements and other specific work requirement for Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) in order to get SNAP for more than 3 months in 3 years (the time limit).
For more information about these requirements, exceptions that may excuse you from having to meet these requirements, and what happens if you are receiving SNAP but stop meeting these requirements please visit the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service website.
For more help, and to see our Temporary Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Employment plan please visit our Office of Employment Services on the web, or call DSS at (914) 995-3333 or visit one of our District Offices.
In most cases, once you submit your application, our office will process it and send you a notice telling you whether or not you are eligible for benefits within 30 days.
During the 30 days, you may need to complete an eligibility interview and give proof of the information you provided.
To process your application, the following documentation is REQUIRED:
- Identity for all individuals in your SNAP household
- Address, if you have one
- Household composition
- Age of all individuals in your SNAP household
- Social security number of all individuals in your household
- Citizenship of all individuals in your household
- Earned income (ALL gross income for the 4 weeks prior to your application date) for all household members
- Unearned income of all individuals in your household
- Resources if over age 60
Documentation of the following is OPTIONAL but may increase your SNAP benefits:
- Rental/shelter expense
- Medical bills if over age 60/disabled
- Other expenses (such as dependent care expenses)
After filing an application, the Department of Social Services may contact you to schedule a required eligibility interview.
Failure to submit required documents may result in the denial of your application.
If you are 60 years old or older, or you have a disability, and you have no household earned income you may be eligible to participate in the SNAP Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP).
ESAP is intended to simplify the SNAP application, recertification and verification processes for eligible households, where all adult members are seniors and/or disabled.
Call DSS at (914) 995-3333 or visit one of our District Offices to find out if you are eligible to use the simplified application.