New York Food Stamps

Starting next week, You will be able to file a New York food stamps  application online through the site www.mybenefits.ny.gov,
which also has an anonymous, interactive worksheet to determine
potential eligibility for a variety of other state assistance programs and
enables current recipients to check the status of their accounts.

Initially
the site will handle only New York food stamp applications, but it may later
expand to include those for other benefits as well.

More than likely A
computer kiosk will be set up in the lobby of the DSS offices so
applicants can easily  fill out there applications , and outreach
workers may be able to process applications where , Lent said.

Although
the move may further increase caseload, an associated administrative
site also online next weekinternet access is avaible,

That
will be a big boost to the department, which is having a time to handle a
recent spike in applications. According to its latest statistics, 3,800
people received food stamps in July, 70 more than in June. Of that,
3,270 received no other state benefits, a 22.4 percent rise from the
same time last year, and a 59 percent jump from four years ago.

On an average Social service staff is handling
an average of 10 food stamp applications a day, many of them from
people who have never received benefits .