• Individuals who use Access-a-Ride, Medicaid-provided, or Medicare-provided transportation can schedule rides as they normally would.
• Individuals who do not use Access-a-Ride, Medicaid-provided or Medicare-provided transportation, and are 65+, homebound or have a disability and require ambulette transportation can schedule a free ride to their vaccination site through Hunter (Ambulette): 718-991-2211.
• Individuals 65 or older who do not qualify for any of the above services can schedule a free cab ride through Curbed at 646-349-0289.

• “Take Care” packages which include enough personal protective equipment for a household of three to quarantine for 10-14 days. Learn more here.
• A free hotel room for up to 14 days if quarantining at home is impossible. Click here to learn more or call (212) 268-4319 to book a room.
• Free dog walking and other pet drop-in services to ensure New Yorkers can remain safely separated in a hotel or at home. Learn more here.

• All adults are 60 years or older and/or have a disability; AND
• No adult in the household has earned income.

• Individuals making under $75,000;
• Married couples making under $150,000;
• Heads of household making under $112,500; and
• Dependents of eligible adults (payments go to the qualifying adult taxpayer).
• College students whom qualifying taxpayers claim as dependents
• Older relatives whom qualifying taxpayers claim as dependents

• Individuals making between $75,000 and $80,000;
• Married couples making between $150,000 and $160,000;
• Heads of household making between $112,500 and $120,000; and
• Dependents will receive the same amount as the qualifying taxpayer who claims them as a dependent.

• Based on the most recent year on record at the Internal Revenue Service when they are sending out checks. If an individual’s 2020 taxes are already filed and processed when the IRS is ready to send out stimulus checks, it will be based on 2020. If not, it will be based on 2019.
• If a 2020 return is filed and/or processed after the IRS sends a stimulus check, but before July 15, 2021 (or September 1 if the April 15 filing deadline is pushed back), a second payment will be sent for the difference between what the payment should have been if based on the 2020 return and the payment sent based on the 2019 return.

• Allows unemployment benefits to be accessed by the self-employed, gig workers, part-timers and others who are typically ineligible for regular unemployment benefits.
• Now available for a total of 79 weeks, up from 50, and runs through September 6th.

• Extends unemployment benefits eligibility for people who exhaust their regular state benefits.
• Now available for a total of 53 weeks, up from 24, and runs through September 6th.

• $100 weekly supplemental payment for people who have a mix of income from both self-employment and wages paid by other employers.
• Extended through September 6th.
• IS included when calculating eligibility for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

• $300/week supplemental unemployment payment for everyone receiving unemployment.
• Extended through September 6th.
• Not included when calculating eligibility for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

• COBRA payments will be covered in full by the government from April 1st through September 30th. People who leave a job voluntarily are not eligible, and someone who qualifies for new, employer-based health insurance before September 30th would lose eligibility for the no-cost coverage.
• Lowers the cost of health insurance via a government exchange, and caps premiums for those plans at 8.5% of adjusted gross income. Will begin immediately and last through 2022; individuals will not have to re-enroll to access the lower prices.
• Open enrollment period still open through May 15th.
• If an employer allows, an individual can set aside $10,500 in a dependent care flexible spending account for 2021 (up from the usual $5000).
• Eliminates premiums for those collecting unemployment benefits in 2021.
• Increases federal Medicaid matching funds to states by 5% for two years, to encourage states to expand Medicaid to low-income adults.

• For households earning under $150,000, the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits received in 2020 are not included as income for federal income tax.The third stimulus check, like the first and second, are not included as taxable income.
• Child Tax Credit
• Expanded to allow 17-year-old children to qualify.
• Increases the maximum credit amount up to $3,000 per child ages 6 through 17 (and $3600 per child under age 6).
• Eligible for maximum benefit:
• Married couples with income up to $150,000 (benefits phase out up to $170,000);
• Heads of household with income up to $112,500; and
• Single filers with income up to $75,000 (benefits phase out up to $95,000). 
• The credit will be fully refundable in 2021, allowing families to collect the tax credit as a refund even if their tax bill was zero.
• Families who are ineligible for the new $3,000 credit because their income is too high are still able to claim the $2,000 per child tax credit, which is available to individuals making up to $200,000 ($400,000 for married couples filing jointly).
• It’s possible that the IRS will start providing advances on the 2021 credit through monthly payments of $250 for school-aged children (and $300 for children under age 6) starting as early as July 2021, and families could receive half of their total 2021 child tax credit this year while claiming the remaining amount on their 2021 tax returns. 
• Earned-Income Tax Credit
• Maximum amount of the credit increases from $543 to $1502.
• Childless individuals can begin claiming the credit at 19 instead of 25 (with the exception of certain full-time students). The upper age limit of 65 years old is eliminated.

• Earned-Income Tax Credit:
• Individuals deemed ineligible solely because their children do not have Social Security numbers would be allowed to claim the credit for childless households.
• Increases the amount of investment income an individual can have before being disqualified for the credit —from $3650 to $10,000.

• $27 billion in financial assistance for rent, utilities, and other housing expenses will be available to households that meet the following criteria:
• Household income below 80 percent of the area median income;
• At least one household member at risk of homelessness or housing instability;
• Household members eligible for unemployment benefits or experiencing financial hardship because of the pandemic.
• Lower-income families that have been unemployed for three months or more would be given priority for assistance.
• $10 billion in financial assistance for homeowners struggling with mortgage payments, utility bills and other housing costs.
• $5 billion to States for homelessness prevention.
• $5 billion for emergency housing vouchers for individuals who are homeless.

• Debt that is forgiven between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2025 will not be considered taxable income. This includes debt that is forgiven under income-driven repayment plans, schools that defrauded borrowers, and any debt that is forgiven by the federal government during that time frame.

• The 15% increase in food stamp benefits that was set to expire in June will be extended through September.
• $880 million for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
• Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT), which provides families whose children's schools are closed with funding to replace free- and reduced-price meals the kids would have received while in school, will be extended through the summer.