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
full story >>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.
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Continue reading >>Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) pays monthly benefits to workers who are no longer able to work due to a significant illness or impairment that is expected to last at least a year or to result in death within a year.
Continue reading >>What is the difference between Social Security disability and SSI disability?
Continue reading >>Workers' compensation, also known as workmans' compensation, is a state-mandated insurance program that provides compensation to employees who suffer job-related injuries and illnesses.
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