Food Stamp Eligibility Expanded for Families with Child Care Expenses
November 10, 2009
Higher income guidelines mean that more working families with dependent care expenses are now eligible for food stamps. If you don’t get food stamps now, you may qualify even if you were denied in the past. Read More

NYS Increases Food Stamp Threshold for Child Care Households
August 13, 2009
Last year, as part of federal food stamp reauthorization, Congress removed the cap on the food stamp dependent care deduction - meaning that households can deduct the full amount of their out-of-pocket dependent care costs. However, even with the cap removed, some households whose child care expenses leave them with incomes below the poverty level still couldn’t qualify for food stamps because their monthly gross income - before child care costs are factored in - exceeded 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Read More

Eligibility Levels INF's
May 26, 2009
Note: Beginning in 2002 increases in eligibility levels are effective in June of each year. Read More

Child Care Funding, Mired in the Flex Fund, Remains Below 2005 Levels
February 1, 2007
In describing the human services portion of his 2007-2008 budget, Governor Spitzer announced that “One New York means a state that does not just get a working parent off the welfare roll, but one that helps lift him out of poverty.” Despite this promise, Governor Spitzer’s budget leaves the most important support for most working parents - child care funding - in a precarious position. Read More