What's happening
This bill increases the monthly state supplement payments and personal needs allowance for individuals receiving enhanced residential care through 2024.
Why it matters
Stepped annual increases in both the state supplement payments and personal needs allowance mean residents will see predictable, scheduled boosts to their monthly support, making it easier to plan for ongoing expenses through 2024.
The increases specifically target individuals and couples living in enhanced residential care, a population that often has higher living costs and less flexibility to absorb price increases for necessities like personal items, services, and care.
By explicitly raising the rates through 2024, the bill helps these vulnerable residents keep pace with inflation and rising costs of living, potentially reducing financial stress and improving quality of life in residential facilities.
The structured approach—defining exact amounts and effective dates—offers clarity and stability for recipients, their families, and care providers, supporting better budgeting and operational planning for care facilities.
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Increase Resident Allowance Payments
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History
- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
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Increase Personal Needs Allowance
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Andrew Hevesi
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5713
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 13, 2019
Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
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 an eligible couple receiving enhanced residential care, two times the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
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
Purpose or general idea of bill
To increase the personal needs allowance provided to residents in adult care facilities to improve the quality of life of these vulnerable indi- viduals
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of Social Services Law § 131-0 to increase the monthly personal needs allowance to $300 over a five year period.
Section 2 amends subdivision 2 of Social Services Law § 209 to ensure that increases in the personal needs allowance do not reduce the facili- ty rate.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
Residents of adult care facilities and Medicaid assisted living programs currently receive a monthly personal needs allowance (PNA) of $204, which is insufficient to meet their needs. The state portion has not been increased in 10 years and the lion's share of the annual federal COLA goes to facilities. Residents are spending a substantial amount of their PNA on food that better meets their needs and on other essentials, like clothing, personal hygiene items, and transportation.
Prior legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
$3 million annually to the state
Effective date
Immediately
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