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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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BILL NUMBER:S2129
Title of bill
An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to the exclusion of veterans' disability benefits from computation of income
Purpose
To see that disability benefits are not used in determining "aggregate annual income."
Summary of provisions
Section 156 of the Public Housing Law is to be amended so that, for the purposes of this section, disability benefits paid by the federal government to a veteran shall not be used in computing "aggregate annual income."
Justification
Benefits received for disability incurred while serving the nation should not jeopardize a person's eligibility for occupancy.
Fiscal implications
Certain persons' "aggregate annual income" will be based on a smaller gross in relation to this law.
Effective date
January 1 following enactment.
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