New York State facilitates a tax relief program known as the School Tax Relief (STAR) credit. If you own your home, it is your primary residence, and your income is $500,000 or less, you are eligible for the Basic STAR credit. If you are a senior citizen with a qualifying income, you may be eligible for the Enhanced STAR credit.
The Suffolk County Comptroller’s Office administers the collection of delinquent property taxes, the county hotel/motel tax, and bail, while maintaining and protecting the records of the nearly 600,000 property tax parcels in the County. Taxpayer quick links can be found on this webpage, including but not limited to Town tax receiver and assessor information, tax payment information and frequently asked questions
The Weatherization Assistance Program assists income eligible families and individuals by reducing their heating and cooling costs and addressing health and safely issues in their homes through energy-efficient measures.
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market.
Vouchers are available to income eligible disabled applicants who are between the ages of 18 and 64, and are transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings; or homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The Family Self Sufficiency Program enables HUD-assisted families to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies.
The Family Unification Program is a program under which Housing Choice Vouchers are provided to families for whom the lack of adequate housing is a primary factor in the imminent placement of the family’s child or children in out-of-home care, or the delay in the discharge of the child or children to the family from out-of-home care.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is an independent agency created by Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system.