Bill Text: NY S09513 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced


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 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-07-27 - REFERRED TO RULES [S09513 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S09513-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9513

                    IN SENATE

                                      July 27, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        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-two, the follow-
     7  ing shall be the standard of monthly need  for  determining  eligibility
     8  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-two,
    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      $246        $394        $524        $675        $834        $964
    22    For each additional person in the household there shall  be  added  an
    23  additional amount of one hundred thirty-two dollars monthly.
    24    Annually  thereafter,  the  standard  of  monthly need for determining
    25  eligibility for all categories  of  assistance  in  and  by  all  social
    26  services  districts  shall  be  increased  based  on the current cost of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14123-04-2

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     1  living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
     2  tration.
     3    §  2.  Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 3 of section 131-a of the social
     4  services law, as added by section 2 of part D of chapter 57 of the  laws
     5  of  2012,  is  amended  and  a  new  paragraph (a-5) is added to read as
     6  follows:
     7    (a-4) For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve  and
     8  [thereafter] ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-two, persons and
     9  families determined to be eligible by the application of the standard of
    10  need  prescribed  by  the provisions of subdivision two of this section,
    11  less any available income or resources which  are  not  required  to  be
    12  disregarded  by  other provisions of this chapter, shall receive maximum
    13  monthly grants and allowances  in  all  social  services  districts,  in
    14  accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance:
    15                       Number of Persons in Household
    16      One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six
    17      $158        $252        $336        $433        $534        $617
    18    For  each  additional  person in the household there shall be added an
    19  additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly.
    20    (a-5) For the period beginning July first,  two  thousand  twenty-two,
    21  persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
    22  standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
    23  section,  less  any available income or resources which are not required
    24  to be disregarded by other provisions of  this  chapter,  shall  receive
    25  maximum  monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts,
    26  in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance:
    27                       Number of Persons in Household
    28      One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six
    29      $246        $394        $524        $675        $834        $964
    30    For each additional person in the household there shall  be  added  an
    31  additional amount of one hundred thirty-two dollars monthly.
    32    Annually  thereafter,  the  standard  of  monthly need for determining
    33  eligibility for all categories  of  assistance  in  and  by  all  social
    34  services  districts  shall  be  increased  based  on the current cost of
    35  living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
    36  tration.
    37    § 3. Subdivision 3-c of section 131-a of the social services  law,  as
    38  amended  by  chapter  77  of  the  laws  of  1989, is amended to read as
    39  follows:
    40    3-c. (a) Commencing July first, nineteen hundred eighty-one and ending
    41  June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-two, persons and families determined
    42  to be eligible by the application of the standard of need prescribed  by
    43  the  provision  of subdivision two of this section, shall receive a home
    44  energy grant equal to the following monthly amounts:
    45                       Number of Persons in Household
    46      One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six
    47      $14.10      $22.50      $30.00      $38.70      $47.70      $55.20
    48    For each additional needy person in  the  household,  there  shall  be
    49  added an additional amount of seven dollars and fifty cents.
    50    (b)  For  the  period  beginning  July first, two thousand twenty-two,
    51  persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
    52  standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
    53  section, shall receive a home energy grant equal to the following month-
    54  ly amounts:
    55                       Number of Persons in Household
    56      One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six

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     1      $44         $70         $94         $121        $149        $172
     2    For each additional needy person in the household there shall be added
     3  an additional amount of twenty-four dollars.
     4    Annually  thereafter,  the  standard  of  monthly need for determining
     5  eligibility for all categories  of  assistance  in  and  by  all  social
     6  services  districts  shall  be  increased  based  on the current cost of
     7  living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
     8  tration.
     9    § 4. Subdivision 3-d of section 131-a of the social services  law,  as
    10  added by chapter 60 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
    11    3-d.  (a)  Commencing  January  first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and
    12  ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-two, for persons and families
    13  determined to be eligible by the application of  the  standard  of  need
    14  prescribed  by  the  provisions  of subdivision two of this section, the
    15  amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this section,
    16  after application of subdivision  three-c  of  this  section,  shall  be
    17  increased by the following amounts as a monthly supplemental home energy
    18  grant:
    19                       Number of Persons in Household
    20      One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six
    21      $11         $17         $23         $30         $37         $42
    22    For  each  additional  needy  person  in the household, there shall be
    23  added an additional amount of five dollars monthly.
    24    (b) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twenty-two,  for
    25  persons and families determined to be eligible by the application of the
    26  standard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
    27  section,  the amounts set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of
    28  this section, after application of subdivision three-c of this  section,
    29  shall  be  increased  by the following amounts as a monthly supplemental
    30  home energy grant:
    31                       Number of Persons in Household
    32      One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six
    33      $28         $43         $59         $76         $94         $107
    34    For each additional needy person in  the  household,  there  shall  be
    35  added an additional amount of thirteen dollars monthly.
    36    Annually  thereafter,  the  standard  of  monthly need for determining
    37  eligibility for all categories  of  assistance  in  and  by  all  social
    38  services  districts  shall  be  increased  based  on the current cost of
    39  living adjustments as determined by the federal social security adminis-
    40  tration.
    41    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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