What's happening
This bill requires public assistance applicants in New York to provide an address, such as a residence or shelter, as a condition for receiving aid.
Why it matters
Could create barriers for people experiencing severe homelessness or those without a stable address. , potentially making it harder for them to access public assistance unless they can secure a recognized address, even if temporary (like a shelter).
May lead to increased administrative oversight and verification. , as social services officials would need to verify addresses and determine their appropriateness, possibly slowing down the application process for aid.
Could push applicants toward shelters or other designated sites. , since individuals without a private residence may need to use a shelter address to qualify, potentially impacting shelter capacity and community resources.
Raises privacy and safety concerns. for victims of domestic violence or others who may not want to disclose their location, since providing an address becomes a formal requirement for assistance.
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Require Address for Assistance
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Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5708
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUTLER, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring an address as a condition of receiving assistance
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 134-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 685 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
2. At the time he or she applies for public assistance and care, an applicant shall, as a condition of receiving such aid, present proof of his or her identity to the social services official as the [department] office of temporary and disability assistance may by regulation require, and an address which shall be a residence, a public shelter, or such site as the district commissioner shall deem appropriate for the purposes of this subdivision, and [he] the recipient shall provide such proof thereafter whenever required by such official.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08539-01-7
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