New York state has pumped millions of taxpayer dollars into an online portal that vowed to make life easier for Rochester’s neediest, but critics say it’s fallen short.

We’ve compiled information for SNAP recipients in New York on the changing work requirements.

Despite last-ditch efforts by a coalition of lawmakers, the state failed to avert a health coverage cliff coming this summer.

The Hochul administration now has a chance to relax New York’s child care staffing ratios — among the country’s strictest — after 26 years. But will it?

New rules could result in thousands of New Yorkers losing their food benefits this summer.

Nearly half a million New Yorkers on the Essential Plan could lose their coverage this summer.

That number is up from 21 last July. New York City’s waitlist alone has surged to over 17,000 — a tenfold increase in less than a year.

Senate and Assembly budget proposals would leave New Yorkers at risk of losing their benefits from federal cuts.

The Senate and Assembly budget proposals included most of the governor’s ambitious child care plans — but lawmakers have other ideas for Foundation Aid.

New Yorkers could see new benefit cards in 2027 as officials pledge to prioritize a long-awaited upgrade.

State officials have so far dodged questions about the future of New York’s largest health plan. A hearing on Tuesday could provide some insight.

Will this week’s budget hearing provide insight into the state’s plan to salvage its safety net?

The proposal follows a New York Focus and ProPublica investigation that found counties had placed thousands of adults and children in often-dilapidated hotels as the main response to homelessness.

Hochul has proposed a multibillion-dollar plan that she says would ultimately deliver free child care to every New York family — without tapping additional revenue sources.

The governor’s vision for tackling historic cuts to public benefit programs remains blurry.

Here’s what our reporters will be watching for during Governor Kathy Hochul’s agenda-setting address that will kick off state budget negotiations.

Drug policy advocates are calling a new reporting mandate a missed opportunity for needed transparency and sustained action.

New Yorkers who rely on federal food assistance could see more program disruptions in upcoming months.

With nearly 1,500 unfilled jobs, New York City’s Department of Social Services is leaning on mandatory overtime to keep up.

Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say.