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Where You Live

County

Let's get started! First, please tell us which county you live in. This will assist us in providing you with the correct contact information for your Local Department of Social Services.

What county do you live in?

New York City Residents

You have selected New York City as your county of residence. Residents of one of the five New York City boroughs must apply for benefits at ACCESS HRA.

To apply for benefits at ACCESS HRA select the ’Apply Now’ option.
To view your Case Details select the ’Create myBenefits Account to View Case Details’ option.

Apply Now
Create myBenefits Account to View Case Details

ACCESS HRA

to be directed to ACCESS HRA

Setting Up Your Account

There are three steps to setting up a secure account. Keep in mind that this is a secure website run by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. By law, we must keep your information private and secure.

Fill in each of the fields in Steps 1 through 3. Items outlined in red are required. Click the Next button to continue.

If you already have an account, click here to log in.

Step 1: Your Name and Email Address

Please fill in your name below. You may also enter your email address that can be used if you ever need to recover your user id.

First Name:

Middle Initial:

Last Name:

Email Address:

Step 2: User ID and Password

To log in to your account, you will need to create a user ID and password. For both of these, you should choose something that's easy for you to remember but hard for other people to guess.

This should be something you can easily remember. You will need this to return if you choose to complete it at a later time, and check the status of the application once you submit it. Choose an alias to protect your identity. Do not choose any information that identifies you personally (e.g., a Social Security number).

User ID

Please be sure your password is between 14 and 30 characters and meets the following criteria: At least three letters and three-character categories like upper case letter, lower case letter, special character, number and no more than three repeating characters.

Password

Please re-type your Password