New York A 106: Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance

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A00106 Summary:

BILL NOA00106 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01127

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRCruz, De Los Santos, Meeks, Reyes, Epstein, Taylor, Bichotte Hermelyn, Tapia, Mitaynes, Kim,
 Simone, Colton, Mamdani, Chandler-Waterman, Simon, Shrestha, Davila, Seawright, Romero, Lucas,
 Alvarez, Kelles, Valdez, Dilan, Wright, Hevesi

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MLTSPNSRForrest, Levenberg, Steck

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Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L

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

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BILL NOA00106 

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01/08/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 106

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, CRUZ, DE LOS SANTOS, MEEKS, REYES,
 EPSTEIN, TAYLOR, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, TAPIA, MITAYNES, KIM, SIMONE,
 COLTON, MAMDANI, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, SIMON, SHRESTHA, DAVILA, SEAWRIGHT
 -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FORREST, STECK -- 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-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 One Two Three Four Five Six

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00647-01-5

 A. 106 2

 1 $316 $504 $672 $866 $1068 $1234
 2 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
 3 additional amount of two hundred eighty-two dollars monthly.
 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 § 2. Paragraph (a-4) of subdivision 3 of section 131-a of the social
 10 services law, as added by section 2 of part D of chapter 57 of the laws
 11 of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-5) is added to read as
 12 follows:
 13 (a-4) For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and
 14 [thereafter] ending June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-five, persons
 15 and families determined to be eligible by the application of the stand-
 16 ard of need prescribed by the provisions of subdivision two of this
 17 section, less any available income or resources which are not required
 18 to be disregarded by other provisions of this chapter, shall receive
 19 maximum monthly grants and allowances in all social services districts,
 20 in accordance with the following schedule, for public assistance:
 21 Number of Persons in Household
 22 One Two Three Four Five Six
 23 $158 $252 $336 $433 $534 $617
 24 For each additional person in the household there shall be added an
 25 additional amount of eighty-five dollars monthl