COVID-19 Update for Families Receiving SNAP and Temporary Assistance Pandemic Fund to Aid Families with Young Children and Multi-generational Households New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced $128.4 million in federal funding for the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund (PEAF) to help struggling families with children, multi-generational households, and survivors of domestic violence. Administered by the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, PEAF will provide critical support to help vulnerable families around the state with their expenses amid the ongoing pandemic. In February, OTDA distributed a portion of PEAF funds to provide to one-time cash payments to families that have a child under the age of three and are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance (TA). Families received $140 per eligible child to help cover the cost of diapers. In April, OTDA will issue one-time cash payments for food assistance to SNAP and TA households that include both an adult who is 55 or older and a child who is 17 or younger. These households will receive $730 per eligible older adult. The diaper supplement and food assistance payments will be issued to households' EBT cash account. Families must access their EBT cash account within 90 days of receiving the payment or the cash will be removed from the account. If you work with eligible families, please encourage them to use their benefits before they expire. Please see the March 8 update to the SNAP section of our COVID-19 page for more information. |
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