What's happening
This bill excludes certain income from employment of children and full-time students from the calculation of household income for public housing eligibility.
Why it matters
Helps working children and student family members. By excluding income from employment of children under 18 and full-time students (excluding head of household and spouse) from public housing eligibility calculations, the bill encourages young people and students in low-income families to work without jeopardizing the family’s housing support.
Reduces disincentives for education and work. Families are less likely to discourage their children or student members from working or pursuing higher education due to fear of losing public housing eligibility, supporting upward mobility and self-sufficiency.
Targets benefit to vulnerable households. The change primarily assists families with dependents and students, who may face greater financial hardship, by allowing them to retain more of their earned income while still qualifying for public housing assistance.
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Don’t Count Kids’ Income
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.351
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.205
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Ignore Kids’ Wages for Rent
In Assembly Committee · Housing · Sponsor Ellen C. Jaffee
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1652
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 10, 2017
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to income from employment of children
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 156 of the public housing law, as amended by chapter 21 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
a. for persons or families of low income whose probable aggregate annual income during the period of occupancy does not exceed six times the rental (including the value or cost to them of heat, light, water and cooking fuel) of the dwellings to be furnished such persons or families, except that in the case of persons or families with four or more dependents, such ratio shall not exceed seven to one; in calculating annual income, social security payments and income received from pension funds by any person sixty-two years of age or more shall be excluded up to a total maximum amount of seventy-five dollars per month; income from employment of children, including foster children, under the age of eighteen years and income from each full-time student eighteen years of age or older, excluding the head of household and spouse, earning in excess of four hundred eighty dollars per month shall be excluded in calculating household income;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00577-01-7
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to income from employment of children
Summary of provisions
Section One - Amends paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 156 of the public housing law, by chapter 21 of the laws of 1982 to include income from employment of children, including foster children, under the age of eighteen years and income from each full-time student eighteen years of age or older, excluding the head of household and spouse, earning in excess of four hundred eighty dollars per month shall be excluded in calculating household income.
Section Two - This act will take effect immediately.
Justification
Currently in New York State the selection of tenants for low income housing requires a "minors income above $2,000 (or lower limit that an authority may establish) is to be included in the determining the family's aggregate annual income solely for the purpose of establishing the rent that is to be paid, in accordance with the authority's rent schedule. This income shall not be included in determining eligibility for admission or continued occupancy of applicants or tenants, as the case may be."
In some instances by some authority's in the State, part time jobs or summer jobs that are held by minors, under the age of 18, is calculated and budgeted as if this income is received on a monthly basis all year long. This current practice not only deters students from working but familiar to report all student income cad result in termination or even criminal charges for fraud.
Legislative history
2015-16: S6054A/A9865A - Rules/Housing
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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