STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you welcomed a new member of the family this year, you could be eligible for a little help from New York state.

Signed into law in May by Gov. Kathy Hochul, the Birth Allowance for Beginning Year — or BABY — benefit can help residents who receive public assistance obtain a one-time payment of $1,800.

The funds can help new mothers with the expenses that come with a new bundle of joy, according to reporting by Advance/SILive.com sister site, Syracuse.com .

The benefit, upon being law, has a $8.5 million budget, giving thousands of New York mothers an opportunity for assistance.

New York State’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance helms the benefit, Syracuse.com reported; this is, as listed on Syracuse.com , what you need to know in order to get the

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