1/14/09 N.Y. St. Reg. TDA-36-08-00001-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Amendment of section 352.3 of Title 18 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Social Services Law, sections 20(3)(d), 34 and 131-a
Subject:
Shelter Allowances.
Purpose:
Sets forth the new calculation of shelter allowances for individuals and families receiving public assistance and residing in city, State or federally aided public housing.
Text or summary was published
in the September 3, 2008 issue of the Register, I.D. No. TDA-36-08-00001-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Jeanine Stander Behuniak, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, 40 North Pearl Street 16C, Albany, New York 12243-0001, (518) 474-9779, email:
Jeanine.Behuniak@OTDA.state.ny.usAssessment of Public Comment
During the public comment period for the proposed rule which sets forth the new calculation of shelter allowances for individuals and families receiving public assistance and residing in city, State or federally aided public housing, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) received one comment from a social services district (district). The district wrote that it had no objections to the proposed amendments, and it set forth some of the benefits of having maximum shelter allowances that are the same for public housing and private housing.
