What's happening
This bill increases the enhanced residential care benefits for aged, blind, and disabled individuals and couples in New York.
Why it matters
Gradually increases the monthly benefit amounts. for individuals and couples receiving enhanced residential care, with set annual increments from 2018 through 2019 and beyond—helping recipients keep up with rising living costs.
Ensures parity for couples. by maintaining the benefit at exactly double the individual rate, which could help married or partnered recipients with shared expenses.
Targets some of the most vulnerable populations. aged, blind, and disabled New Yorkers—by boosting financial support, potentially improving access to higher-quality residential care facilities.
Locks in higher benefit levels on a permanent basis. (from April 2019 onward), providing recipients and their families with more predictable, ongoing financial support for long-term planning.
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Increase Care Benefits
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- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to social services
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Increase Residential Care Payments
In Senate Committee · Social Services · Sponsor Susan Serino
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3180
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI, ABINANTI, LUPARDO, BARRETT, MURRAY, GOTTFRIED, SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the enhanced residential care benefits for aged, blind and disabled persons
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part O of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(e) (i) [On and after] (1) From January first, two thousand sixteen to December thirty-first, two thousand seventeen, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1427.00; and [(ii)] (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in [subparagraph (i)] clause one of this [paragraph] subparagraph.
(ii) (1) From January first, two thousand eighteen to March thirtyfirst, two thousand eighteen, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1502; and (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in clause one of this subparagraph.
(iii) (1) From April first, two thousand eighteen to March thirtyfirst, two thousand nineteen, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1577; and (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in clause one of this subparagraph.
(iv) (1) From April first, two thousand nineteen and thereafter, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1652; and (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in clause one of this subparagraph.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01962-01-7
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