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NY A09643
Bill
Status
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Claire Valdez
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AI Summary
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Claimants eligible for unemployment insurance benefits would receive an additional dependent allowance of $45 per dependent per week
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Dependents include children 18 and younger (including foster children, stepchildren, and children in shared custody arrangements with at least 50% custody)
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Full-time students up to age 26 qualify as dependents
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Nonworking adults age 60 and older living in the household qualify as dependents
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Adults with disabilities living in the household also qualify as dependents
Legislative Description
Provides that a claimant eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits shall also be entitled to receive a dependent allowance which shall begin at forty-five dollars and shall increase annually by an amount determined by the department of labor; directs the department of labor to report to the legislature following each calendar quarter certain information about dependent allowances and to make such reports available on its website; provides that a claimant's maximum benefit amount, including such dependent allowance, shall not exceed one hundred percent of such claimant's average weekly wage from their highest-earning calendar quarter.
Last Action
print number 9643a
3/12/2026