New York State Benefits Counseling
Living with HIV/AIDS and working or returning to work for New York State?
Learn what benefits you can receive while you are working to increase your financial independence.
The stress of navigating a complex benefits system can negatively impact your health. Knowing what work incentives are available can put you at ease, allowing you to focus on your health while feeling confident about your financial stability.
Understanding how work affects public benefit programs like SSI, SSDI, SNAP, Medicaid, or other programs is overwhelming, especially for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Our credentialed benefits counselors help you make the best choice for yourself. They help by providing information about the rules when you begin to work and how you may be able to keep some of your benefits when you work.

Our Credentialed Counselors provide one-on-one help.
Understand your benefit amounts and what will be the impact of working.
Understand benefit amounts and how your earnings impact benefits
Develop a budget that helps you plan for your future and focus on maintaining a healthy life.
Medicaid and Medicare can be confusing. We help you understand your coverage and how work can affect other programs like SSI, SSDI and SNAP.
Connections to providers who offer the services and resources you need.
Get referrals to other services you may need including Legal, Employment, and more.
Who is qualified?
To be eligible for Benefits Counseling services, you must:
This Benefits Counseling Pilot Project publication is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $131,685,663 with 49% percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.