Families with children under the age of 18 are eligible for cash benefits, which New York calls welfare or temporary family assistance. A family's gross income must be less than 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for a family of that size. Fami
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Public aid includes food stamps, reduced housing costs, free and reduced meals for school children, medical assistance, aid for victims of natural disasters and aid to foreign countries for a variety of issues, including health care, war and poverty.
Continue reading >>Your 2012 federal income tax return holds special significance this year.That’s because the return will be the main tool used to determine whether you’re eligible for federal assistance to buy health insurance through state-based insurance exchanges that
Continue reading >>The Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) released a study in July 2013 that refutes the idea that immigrants in the country illegally don’t pay taxes and that legalizing them would be bad for the U.S. economy.
Continue reading >>To avoid becoming a public charge, immigrants should avoid benefits that provide cash assistance for income maintenance or institutionalization for long-term care.
Continue reading >>Immigrants to the United States who pass the civics examinationand take the Oath of Allegiance to complete the naturalization process of achieving U.S. citizenship gain the full protection of the U.S. Constitution, along with rights and benefits denied ev
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