myBenefits is the fast and easy way to find out about many health and human services programs and how to apply for them, anytime and anywhere. The site is aimed at helping low income working families and individuals make ends meet. Programs include: food stamps, home energy assistance, earned income tax credits, child and dependent care credits, Medicaid, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus and school lunch programs, among others.
File a complaint with the New York State Office of the Attorney General here. The Attorney General’s office handles complaints on a wide variety of issues, from Lemon Law violations with automobiles to discrimination to more general consumer complaints. Explore this page to best determine how to move forward with your complaint.
What can you do if you lose your job and, with it, your health coverage? Dan Bazile discusses the options, from COBRA to catastrophic coverage to discounted prescription programs, with Martin Rosen, author of the ‘Healthcare Survival Guide.’ In addition, Peter Newell, author of ‘Hard Times and Health Insurance’ joins us to discuss public health insurance programs available in New York State.
Gigi spent 26 years employed as a saleswoman at the same company, but over the last decade, she realized that the company was restructuring and moving in a different direction. She did some research, which helped her as she negotiated her severance and health benefits. Because job searching can be lonely, Gigi reached out for help from a job search support group.
Gigi says: ‘I knew that I could not be searching all day for a job, that I had to allow myself some sort of luxury, or some sort of replenishment, or something to make my soul happy.’ | • Watch Video
Learn more about your rights in the areas of public benefits, supplemental nutrition assistance/food stamps, health benefits and child support. Search for help in public benefits, family law, divorce, child custody and domestic violence. To find legal assistance available in your area, visit LawHelp.org/NY and click on ‘Family and Juvenile,’ ‘Health’ or ‘Public Benefits.’ En Espanol: ayudalegalny.org y clik ‘Familia y Menores,’ ‘Salud,’ ‘Beneficios Publicos.’
This fact sheet provides information about the health insurance extension program known as COBRA, which your former employer must offer for up to 18 months after your layoff or job termination. For COBRA information specific to trade-affected workers, retirees and their families, see this fact sheet.
The New York State Department of Labor offers information for workers on a wide array of topics related to employment law, labor standards, prevailing wage/public work, safety and health.
