Updated Financial help to cover the cost and installation of an air conditioner or fan

For the household, any one document:

• Copy of most recent deed
• Current letter, lease, or rent receipt with home address from landlord
• Documentation from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
• Documentation from the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA)
• Driver license issued within past six months
• Homeowners insurance policy
• ID card with address
• Lease signed by both landlord and tenant
• Property tax records or mortgage statements
• Statement from an employer or social services agency
• Statement from non-relative landlord
• Utility bill (gas, electric, or water)

Or for the household, any two documents:

• Statement from another person
• Current mail
• School records

For each income source of each income earner, any one document:

Wages & Salary

• Letter from employer on company letterhead, signed and dated
• Paycheck stubs (from the last four weeks in a row that you worked)
• Business records 

Self-employment

• Business records of earnings and expenses for the most recent three consecutive months
• Filed federal tax return for the current year
  

Cash Assistance

• Cash Assistance budget letter

Income from rent or room and board

• A cashed/deposited check
• Ledger / Rent Receipt Book
• Letter from roomer boarder tenant

Military Pay

• Current award letter
• Current check stub
  

Child Support or Alimony

• Alimony check stub
• Child support check stub
• Letter from court
• Letter from person providing support

Unemployment Income

• Award letter/ certificate
• Correspondence from NYS Dept. of Labor
• Benefit Statement (available on Internet)

Social Security benefits (SSI, Dependent, Disability, Survivor’s, or Retirement)

• Current award letter or certificate
• Current benefit check

Worker’s Compensation

• Current award letter
• Current check stub

Veteran’s Benefits

• Current award letter
• Current benefit check stub
  

Pensions, Annuities, or IRA

• Statement from pension or annuity

Interest, Dividends, or Royalties

• 1099-DIV
• 1099-INT
• Statement from bank, credit union or financial institution
  

Support from Family Members

• Copies of canceled checks from family member
• Signed statement or letter from family member

For each expense, any one document:

Dependent Care Costs

• Court order

Shelter Expenses

• Current rent receipt
• Current lease
• Mortgage records
• Property tax records
• Sewer and water bills
• Fuel bills
• Utility bills

For each person applying, any one document upon request from HRA:

• US birth certificate
• US passport
• US baptismal certificate
• Official US hospital or doctor records
• Green Card (INS form I-551) (copy of the front and back)
• Naturalization certificate
• Employment Authorization Card (I-688B or I-766)
• INS I-210 letter
• Memorandum of Creation of Record of Lawful Permanent Residence: INS form I-181
• INS form I-220B
• Arrival-Departure Record Card: INS form I-94
• Other INS documents, or correspondence to or from the INS, that shows that you are living in the US with the knowledge and permission of the INS

For each resource of each resource holder, any one document:

• Bank books
• Bank statement
• Burial agreement or burial insurance
• Copies of stocks, bonds, or securities
• Credit union records
• Deed or appraisal for real estate
• Bank or dividend statements
• Statements from institution where funds are deposited or managed

For each person with a disability, any one document:

• Proof of Social Security Disability (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

For each person in the household with a medical condition exacerbated by extreme heat

• A written medical documentation from a physician, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner on a medical or doctor’s office letterhead and must be dated within the last 12 months. It must clearly state the patient’s medical condition and must have the recommendation that an air-conditioner is needed.