Use this worksheet to convert lifetime total amount received in Holocaust reparations / restitution from foreign currencies (Deutschmarks and Euros) into U.S. Dollars. This is for purposes of taking advantage of the exemption of saved reparations payments from the resource test for Federally-funded means-tested benefits, like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. Updated monthly.

NYC HRA Form to use to notify HRA of change in name, address, mailing address, date of birth, SSN, and to request mail in different languages or formats for disability) . Other languages are available at https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/health-assistance.page. NOTE: The 751k is no longer used to request a change in budgeting. Instead use new form MAP-751W available at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/health-assistance.page in various languages

Training Outline for Advocates on Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNTs) (individual and pooled), and the effect of SNTs and lump sums on various public benefit programs (updated 7/31/2025). Updated sections include Temporary/Public cash assistance, SNAP, ABLE account changes coming in 2026, Public Housing and Section 8, changes in procedures for submitting pooled trusts in NYC.

HRA Medicaid Renewal Form for Disabled, Aged, & Blind (DAB) recipients - 12/6/2023 version
(1) a 2-page Renewal Notification letter with the deadline to return the renewal, which is always the 10th of the 2nd month after the notification,
(2) "STOP ACT NOW" alert intended to alert consumers that this renewal MUST be returned, unlike those sent during the Public Health Emergency (MAP-3185 - 2025-01-09),
(3) Renewal form has a new section in Part 6 RESOURCES requiring authorization for HRA to verify resources using data matching - must be signeded by recipient and spouse(page 7, 12-13 of the PDF);
(4) Renewal form must be signed by both applicant and spouse (p. 15 of PDF)
(5) Financial Maintenance form - not new - only required if housing costs are more than 70% gross monthly income (p. 10 of PDF);
(6) Renewal instructions (pp. 15-17 of PDF)
(7) Bar coded return envelope - LAST PAGE of PDF. If you don't have this, mail it to the address on this copy CERTIFIED.

This alert reiterates the previous Alert dated April 18, 2024 and one earlier in 2022. When requesting a Disability Determination, submit only MAP-3177 Disability Determination request. HRA will forward this to the NYS Disability REview Unit, which will then request the rest of the documents listed in this article - http://health.wnylc.com/health/entry/134/.

Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2001 - 2024. Includes Medicare Savings Programs, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Spousal Impoverishment levels, MBI-WPD, etc.

This is basic information about Medicaid eligibility for the Disabled, Aged 65+, and Blind (DAB) category and about applying for Community Medicaid in order to receive home care (personal care or consumer-directed personal assistance) through Managed Long Term Care or based on Immediate Need through the local Medicaid program. (updated March 5, 2025 with final 2025 Income and Asset limits released by DOH)

Excel template to calculate Medicaid non-MAGI eligibility under the increased 2025 levels - see http://health.wnylc.com/health/news/90/. Can be used as a tool to estimate spend-down and pooled trust contributions. Template has different tabs for different types of budgeting schemes. -- See list of these at http://health.wnylc.com/health/entry/222/.

NYC HRA MAPDR-01 (updated 02-14-2025) -- Although this was issued in Feb. 2025, almost all the figures are in yellow which means that they are still the 2024 figures. The 2025 figures can only be calculated after NYS Dept. of Health issues the 2025 Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) later in February or March (even though the FPLs were announced by the federal govt).

NYLAG's statement in support of a bill S4786-A1907 to repeal the MRT-II cut enacted in 2020 that would impose a 30-month lookback and transfer penalty for eligibility for Medicaid home care and other community-based services.