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NY A00821
Bill
Status
1/6/2021
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Increases the enhanced residential care benefit for aged, blind and disabled persons receiving Social Services law benefits through a series of scheduled rate increases from July 2021 through March 2026.
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Sets benefit amounts for eligible individuals at $1,477.00 (January-June 2021), $1,585.00 (July 2021-March 2022), $1,705.00 (April 2022-March 2023), $1,825.00 (April 2023-March 2024), $1,945.00 (April 2024-March 2025), and $2,065.00 (April 2025-March 2026).
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Requires eligible couples to receive two times the individual benefit amount for each corresponding time period.
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Takes effect July 1, 2021.
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, 2021; April 1, 2022; April 1, 2023; April 1, 2024; and April 1, 2025; for a total increase of $20.00 per day over five years.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/5/2022