What's happening
This bill allows social services to provide up to $80 every three months for diapers for eligible children age two or younger.
Why it matters
Addresses Diaper Need. By providing a specific allowance for diapers, the bill directly addresses "diaper need," a common and often unrecognized hardship for low-income families, which can impact child health and parental stress.
Reduces Financial Strain on Families. The $80 quarterly subsidy helps families avoid difficult choices between buying diapers and paying for other essentials like food, rent, or utilities, improving overall household stability.
Supports Child Health and Development. Regular access to clean diapers is critical for preventing diaper rash, infections, and related health issues, supporting healthier outcomes for infants and toddlers.
Limits and Targets Assistance. The benefit is capped and restricted to children age two or younger, focusing state resources on the period when diaper costs are highest and helping to ensure the program’s sustainability and effectiveness.
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- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
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Fund Diapers for Young Children
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Roxanne J. Persaud
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STATE OF NEW YORK
405
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, SAYEGH, CRUZ, SIMON, LAVINE, TAYLOR, ROSENTHAL, GLICK, EPSTEIN, HEVESI, RAGA, FORREST, MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to allowances for the costs of diapers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 350 of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(c) In accordance with the regulations of the department approved by the director of the budget, allowances granted under the provisions of this title may include the costs of diapers for an eligible child, two years of age or younger. Said allowances shall not exceed eighty dollars, every three months, per eligible child.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00836-01-5
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