Benefits and Programs API (Historical)
This is historical data. This dataset is no longer being updated and is only here as a historical record. You can access version 2 of this dataset here, which has updated information and a new data schema. Reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions about the recent updates. This dataset provides benefit, program, and resource information for over 40 health and human services available to NYC residents. The data is kept up-to-date, including the most recent applications, eligibility requirements, and application dates. Information in this dataset is used on ACCESS NYC and Growing Up NYC. For current information, please visit Benefits and Programs API
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Freshness
The publisher's promise
How the agency that publishes this data says it keeps the data current.
Dormant
- Says it updates
- Historical data
- Actually updates about every
- —
- Publisher last updated the data
- May 16, 2019
Our mirror
Whether our copy of this data is current with the source.
In sync
- We last synced
- May 16, 2019, 11:26 AM
- Rows in our copy
- 10,753
- Rows at the source
- 10,753
- Our copy trails the source by
- under a minute
Columns
Each source column, with the name and type we use to store it.
0 of 34 columns carry a concept; 33 carry a description from the publisher. Read the concept column before you join. A column with no concept carries no claim from us, and a name that looks like a key is not one.
| Source field | Display name | What the publisher says it is | Concept | Source type | Stored as | Stored type | Row identifier | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
program_acronym | Program acronym | Acronym for program (e.g. SNAP). | Not bound | Text | program_acronym | text | — | |
how_to_apply_or_enroll_by_mail | How to apply or enroll by mail? | Instructions for how to apply to the program by mail. | Not bound | Text | how_to_apply_or_enroll_by_mail | text | — | |
how_to_apply_or_enroll_in_person | How to apply or enroll in person? | Instructions for how to apply to the program in person. | Not bound | Text | how_to_apply_or_enroll_in_person | text | — | |
get_help_by_calling_311 | Get help by calling 311 | How to get help by calling 311 and what to ask for, or 911 for emergencies. | Not bound | Text | get_help_by_calling_311 | text | — | |
apply_in_person_call_to_action | Apply in person call to action | Call to action phrase for applying in person (e.g. "Find a location"). | Not bound | Text | apply_in_person_call_to_action | text | — | |
get_help_summary | Get help summary | A summary of the different ways you can get help with this program. |
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Source and attribution
Where this data comes from, which version we hold, and what we changed.
- Source
- https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/2j8u-wtju
- Version
- Content hash:
9642de9adb0a6ca11349536a773ffd1855a0a5b3559d3d02a5ac7c608fffdaf0 - What we changed
- We did not change the data. We stored it as published.
- Publisher
- codenownyc
- We retrieved it
- May 16, 2019, 11:26 AM
Update history
| Started | Kind | Result | Rows written | Produced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026, 2:46 PM | full_replace | success | 10,753 | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.31 |
| Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM | full_replace | aborted | — | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.27 |