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NY A07393

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/8/2015

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Brindisi

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Origin

Assembly

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the minimum monthly personal allowance for individuals receiving enhanced residential care from $193.00 to $217.00, effective April 1, 2016

  • Increases the monthly supplemental security income payment for eligible individuals receiving enhanced residential care from $1,427.00 to $1,601.00, effective April 1, 2016

  • Doubles the amounts for eligible couples receiving enhanced residential care (two times the individual amount)

  • Requires annual increases to the additional state payment portion to match the percentage of any federal supplemental security income cost of living adjustment occurring between January 1 and June 30 of each year, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, effective April 1, 2016

  • Ties future increases to federal supplemental security income adjustments that occur between January 1 and June 30 of each calendar year

Legislative Description

Increases the amount recipients of enhanced residential care may maintain in a personal allowance account and payments to the aged, blind and disabled.

Last Action

print number 7393b

1/25/2016

Committee Referrals

Social Services1/6/2016
Ways and Means6/3/2015
Social Services5/8/2015

Full Bill Text

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