H.e.l.p. Social Service Corporation: New York City Government Payments

as recorded by New York City: H.E.L.P. SOCIAL SERVICE CORPORATION

H.e.l.p. Social Service Corporation is the 259th-largest recipient of New York City government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 14th in HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS spending. Its payments amount to 0.8% of everything the Department of Homeless Services has paid vendors in that span.

Primary spending category: HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS

$257,121,434total received

1,392payments

3agencies

Jan 19, 2010 – Jan 27, 2016first / last payment

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Payments by fiscal year

FY 2016$38,499,026

FY 2015$41,003,488

FY 2014$38,534,225

FY 2013$41,612,123

FY 2012$37,142,536

FY 2011$44,765,727

FY 2010$15,564,309

Payments by fiscal year and agency

Fiscal year	Agency	Payments	Total
FY 2016	Department of Homeless Services	107	$34,810,660
FY 2016	Department of Social Services	12	$2,068,228
FY 2016	Housing Preservation and Development	9	$1,620,138
FY 2015	Department of Homeless Services	160	$36,079,003
FY 2015	Housing Preservation and Development	17	$2,488,099
FY 2015	Department of Social Services	25	$2,436,387
FY 2014	Department of Homeless Services	182	$32,873,090
FY 2014	Housing Preservation and Development	15	$2,833,464
FY 2014	Department of Social Services	26	$2,827,671
FY 2013	Department of Homeless Services	203	$36,337,566
FY 2013	Department of Social Services	30	$2,817,608
FY 2013	Housing Preservation and Development	12	$2,456,949
FY 2012	Department of Homeless Services	178	$31,322,012
FY 2012	Department of Social Services	36	$3,202,705
FY 2012	Housing Preservation and Development	15	$2,617,818
FY 2011	Department of Homeless Services	190	$36,829,578
FY 2011	Department of Social Services	32	$4,223,017
FY 2011	Housing Preservation and Development	29	$3,713,131
FY 2010	Department of Homeless Services	82	$11,185,141
FY 2010	Department of Social Services	19	$2,339,431
FY 2010	Housing Preservation and Development	13	$2,039,737
Total		1,392	$257,121,434

What the payments were for

Spending categories exactly as New York City government codes them in its own accounting; we do not reclassify.

Category	Payments	Total	First / last
OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	1	$4,000	Dec 16, 2011 – Dec 16, 2011
HOMELESS FAM SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	18	$3,194,143	Jan 19, 2010 – Jun 8, 2011
COMMUNITY CONSULTANT CONTRACTS	109	$17,769,686	Jan 19, 2010 – Jan 12, 2016
HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	467	$123,642,450	Jan 29, 2010 – Jan 27, 2016
HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	784	$112,515,004	Jan 27, 2010 – Jan 27, 2016
<Non-Applicable Expenditure Object>	13	-$3,850	Jul 18, 2011 – Mar 9, 2015

Largest payments by fiscal year

The biggest individual payments in each fiscal year, up to 20 per year. Where the source publishes a purchase order behind a payment, the PO description appears; older payments may carry a bare PO reference because the government's published PO files do not reach back that far.

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FY 2016top 20 of 128 payments$38,499,026

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Aug 3, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$1,934,849.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Aug 3, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$1,473,276.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 8, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$1,472,774.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 8, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$1,442,917.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 8, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$1,157,715.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Oct 19, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$862,782.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Aug 6, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$724,909.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Sep 17, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$680,514.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 17, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$680,514.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 15, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$648,472.20	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 2, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$632,175.40	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 17, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$582,899.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 21, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$582,899.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 2, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$518,202.80	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 5, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$518,052.66	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Nov 19, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$503,388.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 22, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$501,444.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 21, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$499,967.72	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Aug 20, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$496,368.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 17, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$493,776.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–

FY 2015top 20 of 202 payments$41,003,488

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jul 21, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$967,425.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 21, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$867,782.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 21, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$736,638.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 16, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$702,705.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 18, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$679,903.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 14, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$578,858.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Dec 3, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$513,432.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Feb 6, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$512,568.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 29, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$512,028.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Aug 28, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$508,356.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 22, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$499,284.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Dec 29, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$497,232.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 14, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$468,935.81	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Sep 29, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$460,416.81	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 9, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$451,516.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Feb 23, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$445,918.42	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 23, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$419,821.50	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Apr 13, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$412,801.50	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 8, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$406,817.53	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Dec 15, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$397,468.30	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–

FY 2014top 20 of 223 payments$38,534,225

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jul 5, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$967,425.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 10, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$870,639.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 5, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$736,638.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 11, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$712,680.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 10, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$700,571.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 11, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$565,847.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Nov 25, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$512,244.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 27, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$505,116.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 2, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$503,096.77	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Sep 18, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$498,096.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Aug 26, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$497,124.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Dec 26, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$497,016.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 28, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$489,888.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 30, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$449,983.50	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
May 2, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$417,769.50	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 18, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$417,065.99	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jan 31, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$412,805.13	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 27, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$407,293.50	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 16, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$400,240.28	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
May 30, 2014	Department of Homeless Services	$396,817.50	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–

FY 2013top 20 of 245 payments$41,612,123

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jul 5, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$967,424.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 9, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$901,977.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 5, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$736,638.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 4, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$721,459.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Sep 24, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$715,636.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 12, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$672,961.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Oct 30, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$669,818.40	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 13, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$556,978.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jan 31, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$541,220.77	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jan 17, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$530,064.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Nov 15, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$515,923.29	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Oct 30, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$515,923.29	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
May 6, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$496,609.74	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Sep 24, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$496,152.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Aug 30, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$479,304.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 30, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$472,554.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Nov 15, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$472,554.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 9, 2013	Department of Homeless Services	$467,208.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Dec 3, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$433,217.48	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Oct 3, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$412,368.57	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–

FY 2012top 20 of 229 payments$37,142,536

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jul 11, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$967,424.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 8, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$899,754.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Aug 22, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$736,638.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jul 8, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$717,520.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 8, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$576,864.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Mar 2, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$538,885.60	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jun 1, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$472,441.48	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 6, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$466,236.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 20, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$465,912.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Apr 4, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$464,198.35	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 27, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$456,408.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Nov 25, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$455,220.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 15, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$454,290.73	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Aug 18, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$453,060.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Oct 31, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$449,877.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Oct 31, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$449,712.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 9, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$449,388.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Apr 30, 2012	Department of Homeless Services	$445,658.06	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Dec 12, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$444,811.05	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Nov 30, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$442,982.80	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–

FY 2011top 20 of 251 payments$44,765,727

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Nov 3, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$1,111,000.22	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 9, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$967,424.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Dec 17, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$966,678.52	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 16, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$895,256.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 25, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$836,984.76	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 16, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$736,637.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Dec 8, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$725,957.04	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 9, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$643,886.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 4, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$639,152.17	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jan 10, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$590,849.21	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 9, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$571,927.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Apr 1, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$566,802.53	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Sep 24, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$558,741.56	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jul 22, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$519,399.99	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Feb 28, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$493,319.20	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Nov 15, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$489,672.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Feb 4, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$486,540.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Feb 22, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$477,900.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 20, 2011	Department of Homeless Services	$475,308.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Sep 16, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$474,660.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–

FY 2010top 20 of 114 payments$15,564,309

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Feb 16, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$550,235.04	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Mar 8, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$511,342.64	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
May 6, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$500,812.59	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Apr 23, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$434,416.30	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Feb 1, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$416,147.24	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Apr 15, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$412,530.90	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Mar 8, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$412,463.09	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jun 21, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$405,599.80	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Mar 24, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$405,023.95	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Jan 29, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$401,618.95	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jun 21, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$400,000.00	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Jun 21, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$383,318.08	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Mar 19, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$379,065.76	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Mar 31, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$347,568.69	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Mar 2, 2010	Housing Preservation and Development	$340,116.23	COMMUNITY CONSULTANT CONTRACTS	–
Feb 1, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$318,583.08	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–
Apr 26, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$305,003.82	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Mar 29, 2010	Housing Preservation and Development	$257,375.12	COMMUNITY CONSULTANT CONTRACTS	–
May 17, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$244,039.31	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	–
Apr 22, 2010	Department of Homeless Services	$229,066.85	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	–

Recent payments

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Method
Jan 27, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$284,691.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 27, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$11,460.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 27, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$10,797.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 27, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$318,342.04	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	Contracts
Jan 27, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$201,520.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 27, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$465,320.41	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	Contracts
Jan 25, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$330,637.52	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	Contracts
Jan 25, 2016	Department of Social Services	$221,314.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 22, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$501,444.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 22, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$125,833.43	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	Contracts
Jan 22, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$296,349.98	HOMELESS IND SVCS-MEDICAL SVCS	Contracts
Jan 19, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$380,084.30	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 19, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$12,159.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 19, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$287,668.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 15, 2016	Department of Social Services	$231,685.20	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Jan 12, 2016	Housing Preservation and Development	$200,818.11	COMMUNITY CONSULTANT CONTRACTS	Contracts
Jan 4, 2016	Department of Homeless Services	$488,484.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 28, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$5,000.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 28, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$253,578.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 28, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$140,934.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 28, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$10,617.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 28, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$182,343.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 28, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$14,535.00	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 24, 2015	Department of Homeless Services	$189,465.54	HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES	Contracts
Dec 22, 2015	Housing Preservation and Development	$238,040.94	COMMUNITY CONSULTANT CONTRACTS	Contracts

Other vendors serving Department of Homeless Services

Acacia Network Housing Inc $2,420,681,064
Samaritan Daytop Village Inc $1,350,230,870
Hanyc Foundation Inc $1,114,664,655
Women in Need, Inc. $1,067,372,952
Camba Inc $1,008,362,115
Bowery Residents' Committee, Inc. $952,988,863
Childrens Community Services Inc $663,685,858
Home/Life Services, Inc $648,207,263
Help Social Service Corporation $602,757,114
Westhab, Inc. $561,860,812

VerifiedData refreshed Sep 7, 2026 from Checkbook NYC (checkbooknyc.com): 38,060,921 payments on record, Dec 22, 2009 to Jun 30, 2025. How we verify this data