Money to buy food

For the household, any one document:

• Utility bill (gas, electric, or water)
• Copy of most recent deed
• Correspondence from a government agency with your name and your street address (not a P.O. Box)
• Current letter, lease, or rent receipt from your landlord with your home address. If a proprietary lease is unavailable, you must submit a copy of your stock certificate, (front and back), showing the names of all owners.
• If co-op owner, copy of the page(s) of your proprietary lease, which shows the names of the grantor and grantee and the number of shares in your unit.
• Lease signed by both landlord and tenant
• Postmarked envelope, postcard, or magazine label with name and date (cannot use if sent to a P.O. Box)
• Property tax records or mortgage statements
• Rent increase documents (if you live in a rent controlled apartment)
• Rent orders from DHCR (major capital improvement, rent reduction order, or hardship)
• Statement from non-relative landlord
• Written demand for rent increase from landlord

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

Wages & Salary

• W2
• Letter from employer on company letterhead, signed and dated
• Paycheck stubs (If you are paid the same amount each week, bring your last 4 paystubs. If you are paid a different amount of money each week, bring the last 12 weeks worth of paycheck stubs.)

Self-employment

• Records of earnings and expenses
• Signed and dated income tax return and all schedules

Income from Rent or Room and Board

• Canceled check
• Ledger or rent receipt book
• Letter from roomer, boarder, or 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

• 1099-G
• Award letter or certificate
• Correspondence from NYS Department of Labor

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

• Correspondence from Social Security Administration
• Current award letter or certificate
• Current benefit check

Worker’s Compensation

• Current award letter
• Current check stub

Veteran’s Benefits

• Correspondence from Veterans Administration
• Current award letter
• Current benefit check stub

Pensions, Annuities, or IRA

• Statement from pension or annuity

Interest, Dividends, or Royalties

• 1099-DIV
• 1099-INT
• Letter from agent
• 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

• Canceled checks or receipts
• Court order
• Statement from aide or attendant
• Written statement from day care center or other child or adult care provider

Housing Expenses

• Current rent receipt
• Current lease
• Mortgage records
• Verification of rent amount
• Property tax records
• Sewer and water bills
• Fuel bills
• School tax records
• Utility bills (gas, electric, or water)
• Sewer and water bills
• Telephone bills

For each person applying, any one document:

• Birth certificate showing U.S. citizenship
• Employment Authorization Card (I-688B or I-766)
• INS I-210 letter
• INS form I-181
• INS form I-220B
• INS form I-551: Green card (copies of both sides of the card.)
• INS form I-94
• Letter from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) (formerly INS) showing status and, if necessary, your date of entry into the U.S.
• Naturalization certificate
• Official U.S. medical records
• Other INS documentation, or correspondence to or from the INS, that shows that the alien is PRUCOL, that is, the alien is living in the U.S. with the knowledge and permission or acquiescence of the INS, and the INS does not contemplate enforcing the alien’s departure from the U.S.
• U.S. baptismal certificate
• U.S. passport

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

• Bank books
• Bank statement
• Copies of stocks, bonds, or securities
• Credit union records
• Deed or appraisal for real estate
• Motor vehicle estimate from the dealer and its “blue book” value
• Trust fund

For each disabled/incapacitated person, any one document:

• Proof of Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Statement of medical professional

For each student, any one document:

• School records
• Statement from school

For each type of insurance of each person with health insurance, any one document:

• Insurance card

For each bill, any one document:

• Copy of each bill, and proof of payment if a paid bill
• Provider statement of health Insurance Premiums
• Medicare Prescription Drug Card

For each dependent, any one document:

• Survivor’s benefits
• Veteran’s Assistance or military records

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