STATE OF NEW YORK
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5500--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 15, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DE LOS SANTOS, MAMDANI, REYES,
EPSTEIN, MEEKS, TAYLOR, AUBRY, CRUZ, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, TAPIA,
MITAYNES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FORREST, STECK -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the
Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
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-four, 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-four,
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
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
2 $263$420$558$720$889$1027
3 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
4 additional amount of one hundred forty-one dollars monthly.
5 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
6 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
7 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
8 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
9 tration.
10 § 2. Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 3 of section 131-a of the social
11 services law, as added by section 2 of part D of chapter 57 of the laws
12 of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-5) is added to read as
13 follows:
14 (a-4) For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and
15 [thereafter] ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-four, persons
16 and families determined to be eligible by the application of the stand-
17 ard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
18 section, less any available income or resources which are not required
19 to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive
20 maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts,
21 in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance:
22 Number of Persons in Household
23 One Two Three Four Five Six
24 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617
25 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
26 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly.
27 (a-5) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-four,
28 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
29 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
30 section, less any available income or resources which are not required
31 to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive
32 maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts,
33 in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance:
34 Number of Persons in Household
35 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
36 $263$420$558$720$889$1027
37 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
38 additional amount of one hundred forty-one dollars monthly.
39 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
40 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
41 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
42 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
43 tration.
44 § 3. Subdivision 3-c of section 131-a of the social services law, as
45 amended by chapter 77 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
46 follows:
47 3-c. (a) Commencing July first, nineteen hundred eighty-one and ending
48 June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-four, persons and families deter-
49 mined to be eligible by the application of the standard of need
50 prescribed by the provision of subdivision two of this section, shall
51 receive a home energy grant equal to the following monthly amounts:
52 Number of Persons in Household
53 One Two Three Four Five Six
54 $14.10 $22.50 $30.00 $38.70 $47.70 $55.20
55 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be
56 added an additional amount of seven dollars and fifty cents.
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1 (b) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-four,
2 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
3 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
4 section, shall receive a home energy grant equal to the following month-
5 ly amounts:
6 Number of Persons in Household
7 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
8 $47$75$100$128$158$183
9 For each additional needy person in the household there shall be added
10 an additional amount of twenty-five dollars.
11 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
12 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
13 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
14 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
15 tration.
16 § 4. Subdivision 3-d of section 131-a of the social services law, as
17 added by chapter 60 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
18 3-d. (a) Commencing January first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and
19 ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-four, for persons and fami-
20 lies determined to be eligible by the application of the standard of
21 need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this section,
22 the amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this
23 section, after application of subdivision three-c of this section, shall
24 be increased by the following amounts as a monthly supplemental home
25 energy grant:
26 Number of Persons in Household
27 One Two Three Four Five Six
28 $11 $17 $23 $30 $37 $42
29 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be
30 added an additional amount of five dollars monthly.
31 (b) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-four, for
32 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
33 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
34 section, the amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of
35 this section, after application of subdivision three-c of this section,
36 shall be increased by the following amounts as a monthly supplemental
37 home energy grant:
38 Number of Persons in Household
39 OneTwoThreeFourFiveSix
40 $30$46$62$81$100$114
41 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be
42 added an additional amount of fourteen dollars monthly.
43 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining
44 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social
45 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of
46 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
47 tration.
48 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
