John,

From the cost of diapers to eggs to your kids’ clothes and sneakers, I know inflation is making life harder for everyday New Yorkers. That’s why I am laser-focused on putting money back in New Yorkers’ pockets.

Let’s do some math. When we add up all of our affordability proposals for the average family of five:

+ $2,500 for 2 children under the age of four and 1 school-aged child from our Child Tax Credit

+ $500 from our first-ever Inflation Refund

+ $1,600 for 1 school-aged child because of free school breakfast and lunch

+ savings from our historic Middle Class Tax Cut

That’s a total of nearly $5,000 in the pockets of many New York families! 

But that’s not all. From babies to college students to older New Yorkers, we’re taking action to make a real difference in the lives of everyone who calls the Empire State home:

• I want to make community college free for adults seeking degrees in high-demand fields
• Every New Yorker deserves to age with dignity and grace — that’s why I am proposing $45 million for home- and community-based services
• I’m putting New York on the path to universal child care because every family should be able to access child care without breaking the bank

If you have a question about how we’re working to make life more affordable for New Yorkers, you can submit it at ny.gov/askthegov – you may get an answer in a future email or video!

Your family is my fight – whatever I can do to lift you up, I’m going to do it.  

Ever Upward,

Gov. Kathy Hochul 

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