Bill Text: NY A05500 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-01 - print number 5500a [A05500 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05500-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-01 - print number 5500a [A05500 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05500-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5500 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 15, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred 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-three, 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-three, 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 One Two Three Four Five Six 21 $263 $420 $558 $720 $889 $1027 22 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an 23 additional amount of one hundred forty-one dollars monthly. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04243-01-3A. 5500 2 1 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining 2 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social 3 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of 4 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis- 5 tration. 6 § 2. Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 3 of section 131-a of the social 7 services law, as added by section 2 of part D of chapter 57 of the laws 8 of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-5) is added to read as 9 follows: 10 (a-4) For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and 11 [thereafter] ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-three, persons 12 and families determined to be eligible by the application of the stand- 13 ard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this 14 section, less any available income or resources which are not required 15 to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive 16 maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts, 17 in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance: 18 Number of Persons in Household 19 One Two Three Four Five Six 20 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617 21 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an 22 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly. 23 (a-5) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-three, 24 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the 25 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this 26 section, less any available income or resources which are not required 27 to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive 28 maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts, 29 in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance: 30 Number of Persons in Household 31 One Two Three Four Five Six 32 $263 $420 $558 $720 $889 $1027 33 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an 34 additional amount of one hundred forty-one dollars monthly. 35 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining 36 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social 37 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of 38 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis- 39 tration. 40 § 3. Subdivision 3-c of section 131-a of the social services law, as 41 amended by chapter 77 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as 42 follows: 43 3-c. (a) Commencing July first, nineteen hundred eighty-one and ending 44 June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-three, persons and families deter- 45 mined to be eligible by the application of the standard of need 46 prescribed by the provision of subdivision two of this section, shall 47 receive a home energy grant equal to the following monthly amounts: 48 Number of Persons in Household 49 One Two Three Four Five Six 50 $14.10 $22.50 $30.00 $38.70 $47.70 $55.20 51 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be 52 added an additional amount of seven dollars and fifty cents. 53 (b) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-three, 54 persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the 55 standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of thisA. 5500 3 1 section, shall receive a home energy grant equal to the following month- 2 ly amounts: 3 Number of Persons in Household 4 One Two Three Four Five Six 5 $47 $75 $100 $128 $158 $183 6 For each additional needy person in the household there shall be added 7 an additional amount of twenty-five dollars. 8 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining 9 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social 10 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of 11 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis- 12 tration. 13 § 4. Subdivision 3-d of section 131-a of the social services law, as 14 added by chapter 60 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: 15 3-d. (a) Commencing January first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and 16 ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-three, for persons and fami- 17 lies determined to be eligible by the application of the standard of 18 need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this section, 19 the amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this 20 section, after application of subdivision three-c of this section, shall 21 be increased by the following amounts as a monthly supplemental home 22 energy grant: 23 Number of Persons in Household 24 One Two Three Four Five Six 25 $11 $17 $23 $30 $37 $42 26 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be 27 added an additional amount of five dollars monthly. 28 (b) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-three, 29 for persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of 30 the standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of 31 this section, the amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision 32 three of this section, after application of subdivision three-c of this 33 section, shall be increased by the following amounts as a monthly 34 supplemental home energy grant: 35 Number of Persons in Household 36 One Two Three Four Five Six 37 $30 $46 $62 $81 $100 $114 38 For each additional needy person in the household, there shall be 39 added an additional amount of fourteen dollars monthly. 40 Annually thereafter, the standard of monthly need for determining 41 eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social 42 services districts shall be increased based on the current cost of 43 living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis- 44 tration. 45 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
