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Reviewed New York-specific EBT and SNAP news items about benefit timing, eligibility, and program rules.
Updated on: October 11, 2026
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New York City announced an outreach campaign to help approximately 26,500 New Yorkers who lost SNAP benefits under expanded federal work requirements reapply as they become eligible beginning October 1, 2026.
New York City announced an October 1, 2026 outreach campaign to help residents who lost SNAP benefits under expanded federal work requirements reapply as they become eligible beginning October 1. The city says about 26,500 New Yorkers lost benefits and are the focus of the outreach.
Onondaga County DSS posted an important SNAP notice that beginning October 1, 2026, some items used to calculate household SNAP benefit amounts will change because of federally required updates to standards and deductions. The notice directs recipients to review the full LDSS-5006 notice.
Forage reported an August 19 payment-processing outage affecting New York cardholders. The incident was investigated beginning at 08:22 UTC and was resolved at 09:28 UTC.
NYC311 says the deadline to apply for 2026 Summer EBT benefits is September 8, 2026. Applications received after that date will be reviewed for the 2027 Summer EBT program year; stolen Summer EBT benefits cannot be replaced.
Forage’s status page reported a “Payment Processing Outage in NY” on August 19, 2026, affecting cardholders in New York. The incident was investigated beginning at 08:22 UTC and marked resolved at 09:28 UTC.
New York’s Summer EBT site says 2026 Summer EBT applications are being accepted through September 8, 2026.
New York OTDA says ABAWDs in all areas of the state except Saratoga County must start meeting ABAWD work rules beginning March 1, 2026. ABAWDs generally must meet work rules to receive SNAP for more than three months in a three-year period.