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T2025-3231
| * | | | | Oversight - Hunger and Food Insecurity in New York City. | Oversight | | | |
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Int 0245-2024
| * | Crystal Hudson | | | Establishing a universal benefits application for city benefits and codifying Access NYC, and to repeal section 3-119.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to a study on notification of public assistance eligibility. | Introduction | This bill would mandate a report on the feasibility of creating a universal benefits application for local public benefit programs and mandate the creation of a universal benefits application as determined feasible by the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services. This bill would also codify Access NYC, which is a screening tool for public assistance programs, direct the incorporation of new and existing programs as deemed possible, and require increased public awareness efforts of such tools. This bill would also repeal section 3-119.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to a study on notification of public assistance eligibility. | | |
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Int 1028-2024
| * | Crystal Hudson | | | Automatic enrollment of eligible individuals in city-created benefit programs | Introduction | This bill would require the Commissioner of Social Services to create a system to automatically enroll individuals in City-created benefit programs, like Fair Fares NYC. The Commissioner would be required to use recent records, like tax and social services assistance rolls, to identify individuals who meet the eligibility criteria for these programs for automatic enrollment. The bill would also require the Commissioner to notify eligible individuals about automatic enrollment. This notice would have to include information such as details about the relevant benefit programs and any steps necessary to complete enrollment. Additionally, the Commissioner would have to establish a plainly and conspicuously communicated opt-out mechanism that would allow eligible individuals to decline automatic enrollment at the time they receive the notice. The bill would require the Commissioner to make the system, including the notice and the opt-out mechanism, available in designated citywide languages. | | |
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Int 1148-2024
| * | Tiffany Cabán | | | Requiring the department of social services to provide a receipt for applications for benefits or services. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide an application receipt to any applicant for benefits or services. The receipt would include the date of the application, a description of what DSS received, a copy of the application and documents submitted to DSS, and an acknowledgement of whether the application is complete, and if incomplete, information on how to complete the application. | | |
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