Public Benefits Access for South Asian Immigrants
Medicare to Low-Fare Metrocards, SACSS can help you determine if you are eligible for government benefits
Medicare to Low-Fare Metrocards, SACSS can help you determine if you are eligible for government benefits
- Public Benefits
- Are you unsure about what benefits you qualify for? Access and applying for benefits can be confusing and challenging especially if you are a first-time applicant, and especially since most applications are now online.
- Our experienced and compassionate case managers can screen and help you connect to a wide range of benefits such as SNAP/EBT, SCRIE (Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption), DRIE (Disability Rent Increase Exemption), SSI, SSD, ERAP, and Access-A-Ride. From screening to applying for benefits to using them and renewing them, our case managers provide guidance and assistance at each step and in multiple languages.
- We also assist with submitting documentation and fair hearing proceedings. Call SACSS at 718-321-7929 to find out what benefits you might be eligible for.
- If you have received a government document that you have trouble understanding and need help with, our multilingual case workers will translate the documents for you and provide additional guidance. We speak: Hindi हिन्दी, Bengali বাংলা, Urdu اُردُو, Punjabi پنجابی/ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, Gujarati ગુજરાતી , Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ, Marathi मराठी, Malayalam മലയാളം, Nepali नेपाली, Tamil தமிழ், and Telugu తెలుగు, Creole, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish and English.