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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 14 MIN

State faulted for delays in deciding public benefit eligibility

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Jan. 21, 2026 - For tens of thousands of low-income New Yorkers trying to access public benefits, the process of making their case to the state can drag on for months, which has prompted a lawsuit urging faster resolutions. We talk about what's driving this case with Saima Akhtar, a senior attorney at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice.ESCUCHAR RADIO 👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&hide-likes=true&hide-comments=true&hide-sharing=true&hide-download=false&cover_image_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net%2Fimages.spreaker.com%2Foriginal%2F28309762a15caddc03af1f60293a7f2d.jpg&color=eb144c%22%20width=%2210

Jan. 21, 2026 - For tens of thousands of low-income New Yorkers trying to access public benefits, the process of making their case to the state can drag on for months, which has prompted a lawsuit urging faster resolutions. We talk about what's driving this case with Saima Akhtar, a senior attorney at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice.ESCUCHAR RADIO 👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&hide-likes=true&hide-comments=true&hide-sharing=true&hide-download=false&cover_image_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net%2Fimages.spreaker.com%2Foriginal%2F28309762a15caddc03af1f60293a7f2d.jpg&color=eb144c%22%20width=%2210

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