Resources

If you are under age 22 and regularly attending school, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program does not count earned income up to a certain amount. This document provides the 2025 calculations for students earning income and how this affects SSI payments, along with definitions and qualifications for students.

This document explains the Earned Income Tax Credit, including information on qualifications and rules.

Blind work expenses are an SSI Earned Income Exclusion. Learn about the rules and most common expenses.

Benefits advisement services are provided to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or SSI beneficiaries if they are working or planning to go to work. Advisers are available to assist beneficiaries in understanding Social Security Administration (SSA) rules and navigating SSA‘s intricate system. This document describes how the benefits advisement services for NYS Commission for the Blind Consumers can help.

Vocational rehabilitation organizations pay for services to augment the other benefits advisement services that NLS provides. New York State Adult Career and Continuing Educational Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) funding of benefits advisement services is a key part of the benefits advisement continuum and directly supports the beneficiary’s move to a work goal.

Learn more about housing discrimination renters. This document includes: definition and types of housing discrimination, a summary of your rights and protections available, and information about what you should do if you’ve been discriminated against.

What happens when tenant wants to move from an apartment with no formal lease? This document provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding your rights and responsibilities when you do not have a lease.

The Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8 ) requires that your landlord keep your apartment in good condition, and that your apartment meets “housing quality standards.” This document describes Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, contracts, and abatement (refusal to pay) after an inspection.

Within 14 days from the time a tenant moves from an apartment, the landlord must either return their security deposit in full or provide an itemized list of deductions along
with the remainder of the security deposit. This document explains when a landlord can deduct from a security deposit and what a tenant can do if they disagree.