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Overview
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is responsible for supervising programs that provide assistance and support to eligible families and individuals.
OTDA’s functions include: Providing temporary cash assistance; providing assistance in paying for food; providing heating assistance; overseeing New York State’s child support enforcement program; determining certain aspects of eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits; supervising homeless housing and services programs; and providing assistance to certain immigrant populations.
- OTDA Mission
- Commissioner Barbara C. Guinn’s Biography
- Executive Deputy Commissioner Rajni Chawla's Biography
- Executive Team Biographies
- Overview of Organization
- OTDA Organization Charts
- Accessible OTDA Organization Chart
- Office of Administrative Hearings – Samuel L. Spitzberg, Associate Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Eric Schwenzfeier, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Audit and Quality Improvement – Thomas Cooper, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Budget, Finance, and Data Management – Renee Nowicki, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Child Support Services – Eileen M. Stack, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Disability Determinations – Donnovan Beckford, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Employment and Income Support Programs – Valerie T. Figueroa, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Housing and Refugee Services – Richard Umholtz, Deputy Commissioner
- Division of Legal Affairs – Malinka Gutierrez, Acting General Counsel
- Division of Shelter Oversight and Compliance – Cheryl Contento, Deputy Commissioner
- External Affairs – Kenneth Wells–Crannell, Deputy Commissioner
- Strategic Operations – Logan N. E. Joseph, Deputy Commissioner
- News & Public Information – OTDA in the News and Public Information
- Job Opportunities – Employment Opportunities at OTDA
- Contact OTDA – Information about where OTDA offices are located and how to contact us
- OTDA's New York State Public Benefits Survey