KinGAP / Kinship Navigator
Kinship Guardianship Assistance (KinGAP) & NYS Kinship Navigator
In short
KinGAP: monthly payments + Medicaid for relatives who become legal guardians of foster children. KinGAP: relatives licensed as foster parents caring ≥6 months.
- What you get
- KinGAP: monthly payments + Medicaid for relatives who become legal guardians of foster children. Navigator: free information, referrals, legal info for any relative raising a child.
- Who qualifies
- KinGAP: relatives licensed as foster parents caring ≥6 months. Navigator: any kinship caregiver.
- Income limit (2026)
- none (KinGAP not income-tested).
- Papers to gather
- Guardianship order, foster home license.
- Renewal
- Annual KinGAP recertification.
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