STATE OF NEW YORK
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1127
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, GONZALEZ,
HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, PARKER, SALAZAR, SERRANO -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the
standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in
receipt of public assistance
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 2 of section 131-a of the
2 social services law, as added by section 1 of part D of chapter 57 of
3 the laws of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-5) is added to read
4 as follows:
5 (a-4) For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and
6 [thereafter] ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-five, the
7 following shall be the standard of monthly need for determining eligi-
8 bility for all categories of assistance in and by all social services
9 districts:
10 Number of Persons in Household
11 One Two Three Four Five Six
12 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617
13 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
14 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly.
15 (a-5) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-five,
16 the following shall be the standard of monthly need for determining
17 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
18 services districts:
19 Number of Persons in Household
20 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
21 $316$504$672$866$1068$1234
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
2 additional amount of two hundred eighty-two dollars monthly.
3 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
4 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
5 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
6 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
7 tration.
8 § 2. Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 3 of section 131-a of the social
9 services law, as added by section 2 of part D of chapter 57 of the laws
10 of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-5) is added to read as
11 follows:
12 (a-4) For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and
13 [thereafter] ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-five, persons
14 and families determined to be eligible by the application of the stand-
15 ard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
16 section, less any available income or resources which are not required
17 to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive
18 maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts,
19 in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance:
20 Number of Persons in Household
21 One Two Three Four Five Six
22 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617
23 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
24 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly.
25 (a-5) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-five,
26 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
27 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
28 section, less any available income or resources which are not required
29 to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive
30 maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts,
31 in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance:
32 Number of Persons in Household
33 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
34 $316$504$672$866$1068$1234
35 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
36 additional amount of two hundred eighty-two dollars monthly.
37 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
38 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
39 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
40 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
41 tration.
42 § 3. Subdivision 3-c of section 131-a of the social services law, as
43 amended by chapter 77 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
44 follows:
45 3-c. (a) Commencing July first, nineteen hundred eighty-one and ending
46 June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-five, persons and families deter-
47 mined to be eligible by the application of the standard of need
48 prescribed by the provision of subdivision two of this section, shall
49 receive a home energy grant equal to the following monthly amounts:
50 Number of Persons in Household
51 One Two Three Four Five Six
52 $14.10 $22.50 $30.00 $38.70 $47.70 $55.20
53 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be
54 added an additional amount of seven dollars and fifty cents.
55 (b) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-five,
56 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
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1 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
2 section, shall receive a home energy grant equal to the following month-
3 ly amounts:
4 Number of Persons in Household
5 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
6 $28.20$45$60$77.40$95.40$110.40
7 For each additional needy person in the household there shall be added
8 an additional amount of fifty dollars.
9 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
10 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
11 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
12 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
13 tration.
14 § 4. Subdivision 3-d of section 131-a of the social services law, as
15 added by chapter 60 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
16 3-d. (a) Commencing January first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and
17 ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-five, for persons and fami-
18 lies determined to be eligible by the application of the standard of
19 need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this section,
20 the amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this
21 section, after application of subdivision three-c of this section, shall
22 be increased by the following amounts as a monthly supplemental home
23 energy grant:
24 Number of Persons in Household
25 One Two Three Four Five Six
26 $11 $17 $23 $30 $37 $42
27 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be
28 added an additional amount of five dollars monthly.
29 (b) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-five, for
30 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
31 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
32 section, the amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of
33 this section, after application of subdivision three-c of this section,
34 shall be increased by the following amounts as a monthly supplemental
35 home energy grant:
36 Number of Persons in Household
37 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
38 $22$34$46$60$74$84
39 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be
40 added an additional amount of twenty-eight dollars monthly.
41 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
42 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
43 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
44 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
45 tration.
46 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
