NY A05501

Amends the earned income disregard for public assistance to include applicants in addition to recipients, with the 50% disregard adjusted annually in June based on federal poverty guidelines.

Allows parents or non-parent caregivers to exclude other children from the public assistance household, while removing previous exclusions for stepbrothers, stepsisters, and other individuals whose needs were excluded under department regulations.

Eliminates specific dollar limits on resource exemptions and replaces them with a blanket provision that any assets held by the household shall be exempt and disregarded in calculating public assistance benefits.

Disregards any unearned income of a child when a parent or non-parent caregiver chooses to exclude that child from the public assistance household.