Senate Bill S5270A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S5270 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5500
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9513

2023-S5270 - Summary

Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance.

2023-S5270 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5270 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5270
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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:
 
   Section 1.  Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 2 of section 131-a  of  the
 social  services  law,  as added by section 1 of part D of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-5) is added to  read
 as follows:
   (a-4)  For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and
 [thereafter] ENDING  JUNE  THIRTIETH,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE,  the
 following  shall  be the standard of monthly need for determining eligi-
 bility for all categories of assistance in and by  all  social  services
 districts:
                      Number of Persons in Household
     One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six
     $158        $252        $336        $433        $534        $617
   For  each  additional  person in the household there shall be added an
 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly.
   (A-5) FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE,
 THE  FOLLOWING  SHALL  BE  THE  STANDARD OF MONTHLY NEED FOR DETERMINING
 ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL CATEGORIES  OF  ASSISTANCE  IN  AND  BY  ALL  SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS:
                      NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD
     ONE         TWO         THREE       FOUR        FIVE        SIX
     $263        $420        $558        $720        $889        $1027
   FOR  EACH  ADDITIONAL  PERSON IN THE HOUSEHOLD THERE SHALL BE ADDED AN
 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.
                                                            LBD04243-02-3
 S. 5270                             2
              

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2023-S5270A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5500
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9513

2023-S5270A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance.

2023-S5270A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5270A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5270--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PERSAUD, CLEARE, COMRIE, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
   PARKER, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.  8
   --  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:
 
   Section 1.  Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 2 of section 131-a  of  the
 social  services  law,  as added by section 1 of part D of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-5) is added to  read
 as follows:
   (a-4)  For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and
 [thereafter]  ENDING  JUNE  THIRTIETH,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,  the
 following  shall  be the standard of monthly need for determining eligi-
 bility for all categories of assistance in and by  all  social  services
 districts:
                      Number of Persons in Household
     One         Two         Three       Four        Five        Six
     $158        $252        $336        $433        $534        $617
   For  each  additional  person in the household there shall be added an
 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthly.
   (A-5) FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,
 THE  FOLLOWING  SHALL  BE  THE  STANDARD OF MONTHLY NEED FOR DETERMINING
 ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL CATEGORIES  OF  ASSISTANCE  IN  AND  BY  ALL  SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS:
                      NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD
     ONE         TWO         THREE       FOUR        FIVE        SIX
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04243-03-4
              

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