N.Y. Social Services Law § 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.