Loading chat...

NY A06856

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/22/2019

Primary Sponsor

Stacey Pheffer Amato

Click for details

Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the enhanced residential care benefit for aged, blind and disabled persons receiving supplemental security income in New York State
  • Sets benefit amounts for eligible individuals at $1,465.00 from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, then increases to $1,585.00 effective July 1, 2019
  • Establishes phased benefit increases occurring annually on April 1st: $1,705.00 (2020-2021), $1,825.00 (2021-2022), $1,945.00 (2022-2023), and $2,065.00 (2023-2024)
  • Requires benefits for eligible couples to equal two times the individual benefit amount at each time period
  • Takes effect July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Relates to increasing the enhanced residential care benefit for aged, blind and disabled persons by increasing the rate of the social security income payment for eligible individuals receiving enhanced residential care; provides for a $4.00 per day increase on each of the following five dates: July 1, 2019; April 1, 2020; April 1, 2021; April 1, 2022; and April 1, 2023; for a total increase of $20.00 per day over five years.

Last Action

referred to social services

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Social Services3/22/2019

Full Bill Text

No bill text available