Workers Blame Low Pay and Understaffing for New York’s Benefits Backlog
Co-published with New York Focus. Some counties pay social services workers so little, the people who administer benefits end up applying themselves.
Need Food Stamps in New York? Come Back in a Few Months.
Co-published with New York Focus. Counties across the state are blowing past legal deadlines to process SNAP applications, leaving families struggling to eat. The delays may be about to get even worse.