NY A07780

Prohibits social services officials from asserting claims to recover payments made through SNAP, child care services, emergency assistance to adults, or HEAP programs.

Prohibits recovery of public assistance payments that were reimbursed by child support collections.

Requires social services officials to obtain signed acknowledgments from applicants or recipients before accepting deeds or mortgages, disclosing which benefits cannot be included in recovery and that declining to provide a lien does not affect children's eligibility for public assistance.

Mandates annual accounting statements to be provided within four months after the fiscal year ends, detailing all assistance incurred, recoverable amounts, and applicable credits; failure to provide accounting makes that fiscal year's assistance non-recoverable.

Permits social services officials to subordinate mortgages within 30 days when homeowners seek mortgage modifications requiring subordination by superior lien holders.