What's happening
This bill increases the monthly state supplement and personal needs allowance for individuals receiving enhanced residential care in New York.
Why it matters
Provides scheduled, multi-year increases. to both the personal needs allowance and state supplement payments for those in enhanced residential care, which helps residents better keep pace with rising living costs over time.
Improves financial security for a vulnerable population. , as many enhanced residential care residents have limited incomes and rely on these state supplements to cover daily expenses beyond basic room and board.
May help facilities deliver higher quality services. and reduce pressure on residents to use their small personal funds for essential needs, potentially improving overall quality of life and stability.
Could reduce reliance on local emergency aid or family support. by ensuring state-provided payments more closely match actual costs, promoting greater dignity and independence for residents.
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Increase Personal Needs Allowance
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- Referred to ways and means
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 6778a
- Amend (t) and recommit to social services
- Referred to social services
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Increase Resident Allowance Payments
In Senate Committee · Social Services · Sponsor Roxanne J. Persaud
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6778--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 20, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to state supplement payments and personal needs allowance for eligible individuals receiving enhanced residential care
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 131-o of the social services law, as amended by section 1 of part L of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(c) in the case of each individual receiving enhanced residential care, an amount equal to at least:
(i) $204.00 for each month beginning on or after January first, two thousand nineteen;
(ii) $223.00 for each month beginning on or after April first, two thousand twenty;
(iii) $243.00 for each month beginning on or after January first, two thousand twenty-one;
(iv) $262.00 for each month beginning on or after January first, two thousand twenty-two;
(v) $281.00 for each month beginning on or after January first, two thousand twenty-three; and
(vi) $300.00 for each month beginning on or after January first, two thousand twenty-four.
§ 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part L of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(e) [On and after] (i)(1) From January first, two thousand nineteen to March thirty-first, two thousand twenty, [(i)] for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1,465.00; and [(ii)] (2) for
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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 April first, two thousand twenty to December thirtyfirst, two thousand twenty, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1,484.00; 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 January first, two thousand twenty-one to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-one, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1,504.00; 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 January first, two thousand twenty-two to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1,523.00; and (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in clause one of this subparagraph.
(v) (1) From January first, two thousand twenty-three to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-three, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1,542.00; and (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in clause one of this subparagraph.
(vi) (1) From January first, two thousand twenty-four to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-four, for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential care, $1,561.00; and (2) for an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in clause one of this subparagraph.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as sections 1 and 2 of part L of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, takes effect.
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