2023 New York Laws › SOS - Social Services › Article 5 - Assistance and Care › Title 6 - Additional State Payments for Eligible Aged, Blind and Disabled Persons › 210 - Mandatory Minimum State Supplementation.

§  210.  Mandatory minimum state supplementation.  1. Any inconsistent
  provisions of this title or any other law notwithstanding,  but  subject
  to  the  provisions  of  subdivisions  two and three of this section, an
  individual who is deemed  to  have  met  the  eligibility  criteria  for
  additional  state  payments pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision one
  of section two hundred nine of this title, shall be entitled to  receive
  for  each  month  after  December,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-three  an
  additional  state  payment  in  an  amount  which,  when  added  to  the
  supplemental  security  income  benefit  and  other countable income, is
  equal to such individual's December, nineteen hundred seventy-three cash
  grant of assistance under the state's program  of  old  age  assistance,
  assistance  to the blind, aid to the disabled or the combined program of
  aid to aged, blind and disabled persons, plus income not excluded  under
  such  state  program,  plus  an  amount  equal  to the January, nineteen
  hundred  seventy-two  bonus  value  of  food  stamps  as  determined  in
  accordance   with  the  regulations  of  the  office  of  temporary  and
  disability assistance plus, for any month after June,  nineteen  hundred
  seventy-five,  an  amount  reflecting  the federal supplemental security
  increases resulting from July first, nineteen hundred seventy-five  cost
  of  living  increases  in  such benefits, plus for any month after June,
  nineteen hundred eighty-two, an amount equal to the July first, nineteen
  hundred eighty-two federal supplemental security income cost  of  living
  adjustment,   providing  such  individual  was  eligible  to  receive  a
  mandatory state supplement for the month of December,  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-one,   plus   for   any   month   after  June,  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-three, an amount equal to  $17.70  for  individuals,  $26.55  for
  couples  who  are  living  alone  or  living  with others and $35.40 for
  couples receiving family care, residential care or care in  schools  for
  individuals  with  developmental  disabilities, plus for any month after
  December, nineteen hundred eighty-three, an amount equal  to  $9.70  for
  individuals,  $15.60  for  couples  who  are living alone or living with
  others and $19.40 for couples receiving family care, residential care or
  care in schools for individuals with  developmental  disabilities,  plus
  for  any  month  after December, nineteen hundred eighty-four, an amount
  equal to $11.00 for individuals, $16.00 for couples who are living alone
  or living with others and $22.00  for  couples  receiving  family  care,
  residential  care  or care in schools for individuals with developmental
  disabilities, plus  for  any  month  after  December,  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-five,  an  amount  equal  to  $11.00  for individuals, $16.00 for
  couples who are living alone  or  living  with  others  and  $22.00  for
  couples  receiving  family care, residential care or care in schools for
  individuals with developmental disabilities, plus for  any  month  after
  December,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-six  an  amount  equal to $4.00 for
  individuals, $6.00 for couples who  are  living  alone  or  living  with
  others  and $8.00 for couples receiving family care, residential care or
  care in schools for individuals with  developmental  disabilities,  plus
  for  any  month  after December, nineteen hundred eighty-seven an amount
  equal to $14.00 for individuals, $22.00 for couples who are living alone
  or living with others and $28.00  for  couples  receiving  family  care,
  residential  care  or care in schools for individuals with developmental
  disabilities, plus  for  any  month  after  December,  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-eight  an  amount  equal  to  $14.00  for individuals, $21.00 for
  couples who are living alone  or  living  with  others  and  $28.00  for
  couples  receiving  family care, residential care or care in schools for
  individuals with developmental disabilities, plus for  any  other  month
  after  December,  nineteen hundred eighty-nine an amount equal to $18.00
  for individuals, $27.00 for couples who are living alone or living  with
  others and $36.00 for couples receiving family care, residential care or

  care  in  schools  for individuals with developmental disabilities, plus
  for any month after December, nineteen hundred ninety an amount equal to
  $21.00 for individuals, $31.00 for  couples  who  are  living  alone  or
  living  with  others  and  $42.00  for  couples  receiving  family care,
  residential care or care in schools for individuals  with  developmental
  disabilities,  plus  for  any  month  after  December,  nineteen hundred
  ninety-one an amount equal to $15.00 for individuals, $23.00 for couples
  who are living alone or  living  with  others  and  $30.00  for  couples
  receiving   family  care,  residential  care  or  care  in  schools  for
  individuals with developmental disabilities, plus for  any  month  after
  December,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-two,  an amount equal to $12.00 for
  individuals, $19.00 for couples who are  living  alone  or  living  with
  others and $24.00 for couples receiving family care, residential care or
  care  in  schools  for individuals with developmental disabilities, plus
  for any month after December, nineteen hundred  ninety-three  an  amount
  equal to $12.00 for individuals, $17.00 for couples who are living alone
  or  living  with  others  and  $24.00 for couples receiving family care,
  residential care or care in schools for individuals  with  developmental
  disabilities,  plus  for  any  month  after  December,  nineteen hundred
  ninety-four an amount  equal  to  $12.00  for  individuals,  $18.00  for
  couples  who  are  living  alone  or  living  with others and $24.00 for
  couples receiving family care, residential care or care in  schools  for
  individuals  with  developmental  disabilities, plus for any month after
  December, nineteen hundred ninety-five an amount  equal  to  $12.00  for
  individuals,  $18.00  for  couples  who  are living alone or living with
  others and $24.00 for couples receiving family care, residential care or
  care in schools for individuals with  developmental  disabilities,  plus
  for  any  month  after  December, nineteen hundred ninety-six, an amount
  equal to $14.00 for individuals and $21.00  for  couples  plus  for  any
  month  after  December, nineteen hundred ninety-seven an amount equal to
  $10.00 for individuals and $15.00 for couples plus for any  month  after
  December,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-eight  an amount equal to $6.00 for
  individuals and $11.00 for couples plus for any  month  after  December,
  nineteen  hundred  ninety-nine an amount equal to $13.00 for individuals
  and $18.00 for couples plus for any month after December,  two  thousand
  an  amount  equal  to $18.00 for individuals and $27.00 for couples plus
  for any month after December, two thousand one an amount equal to $15.00
  for individuals  and  $21.00  for  couples  plus  for  any  month  after
  December,  two thousand two an amount equal to $7.00 for individuals and
  $12.00 for couples plus for any month after December, two thousand three
  an amount equal to $12.00 for individuals and $17.00  for  couples  plus
  for  any  month  after  December,  two  thousand four an amount equal to
  $15.00 for individuals and $23.00 for couples plus for any  month  after
  December,  two  thousand  five an amount equal to $24.00 for individuals
  and $35.00 for couples plus for any month after December,  two  thousand
  six  an  amount  equal  to  the  amount  of  any  increases  in  federal
  supplemental  security  income  benefits  for  individuals  or   couples
  pursuant  to  section  1617  of the Social Security Act (42 USC § 1382f)
  which become effective on or after January first, two thousand seven.
2. An  individual  who  is  entitled  to  receive  the  minimum  state
  supplement  in  accordance  with  subdivision  one of this section shall
  remain  entitled  to  receive  such  supplement  for  each  month  after
  December,  nineteen  hundred seventy-three until the month in which such
  individual dies or ceases to be eligible therefor, pursuant to paragraph
  (c) of subdivision one of  section  two  hundred  nine  of  this  title;
  provided,  however, that no individual shall be entitled to receive such
  supplement for any month in  which  such  individual  is  ineligible  to
  receive  federal  supplemental  security  income  benefits  for  reasons

  specified in paragraph (d) of subdivision one  of  section  two  hundred
  nine of this title.
3.  If  the  amount  of  an  individual's  December,  nineteen hundred
  seventy-three grant included or was determined on the basis of a special
  need or  special  circumstance  of  such  individual  which  existed  in
  December, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and which need or circumstance
  during  any  month after December, nineteen hundred seventy-three ceased
  to exist, such individual's minimum state supplement  shall  be  reduced
  for  such  month  and  each  month  thereafter by an amount equal to the
  amount such individual's December, nineteen hundred seventy-three  grant
  would  have  been  reduced had such special need or special circumstance
  not existed in December, nineteen hundred seventy-three. If  the  amount
  of  an  individual's  December,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-three  grant
  included an amount to reflect the needs of a person  whose  presence  in
  the  household  was  essential  to the well-being of the individual, the
  income and resources of such person shall be included as the income  and
  resources of the individual.