The Earned Income Tax Credit provides a tax credit and/or refund to people who earn low to moderate wages. The payment is received as part of the end-of-year tax filing period. Workers who qualify for the federal EITC also qualify for a state EITC which is currently 15% of the federal tax amount for tax year 2022 and will increase …

The unemployment insurance program provides eligible individuals with up to 57.5% of his or her weekly wage for a specified period of time. Who Qualifies? Workers who are unemployed and who: Either earned $15,600 in base period wages (4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters before starting claim), Or, total base period earnings of at least $5,200, with one …

The Temporary Caregiver Insurance program (TCI) provides up to 6 weeks of benefits for people who need to be out of work to care for a seriously ill family member (child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law or grandparent) or to bond with a newborn child, adopted child or foster-care child. Who Qualifies? To be eligible for TCI benefits, you must …

The Temporary Disability Insurance Program (TDI) provides up to thirty weeks of benefits for people who cannot work due to illness or injury that occurred outside of the workplace. If you are injured on the job, you may be eligible for worker’s compensation. TDI is funded through employee contributions to the TDI Fund. Who Qualifies? To be eligible for TDI …

Provides cash assistance to persons age 65 and older and adults and children with serious physical or mental impairment(s). Maximum monthly payments in 2023 are $953.92 for an individual and $1,450.38 for a couple (if both spouses are eligible). SSI benefits are for individuals who have not worked and paid into the Social Security System or as a supplement to …

The Child Tax Credit is a federal tax credit designed to help families offset the cost of raising children. A family must have at least $2,500 in earned income to claim any portion of the credit. The credit is worth up to $2,000 per child under age 17 at the end of the tax year, and is subtracted from the …

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit is a federal and state tax credit that allows working people to deduct a percentage of their costs for child care or for care provided for an incapacitated dependent from the amount of federal taxes owed. The federal CDCTC is not refundable. The state CDCTC is 25 percent of the federal credit the …

The GPA program provides time-limited cash assistance to individuals who are disabled. To be eligible for cash assistance, an individual must first be found eligible for Medical Assistance (see Health Care – Medical Assistance). Who Qualifies? Individuals having a physical or mental disability that will last longer than 30 days and prevents the person from working. These individuals may receive …