§ 131-a. Monthly grants and allowances of public assistance. 1. Any\ninconsistent provision of this chapter or other law notwithstanding,\nsocial services officials shall, in accordance with the provisions of\nthis section and regulations of the department, provide public\nassistance to needy persons who constitute or are members of a family\nhousehold, who are determined to be eligible in accordance with\nstandards of need established in subdivision two. Provision for such\npersons, for all items of need, less any available income or resources\nwhich are not required to be disregarded by other provisions of this\nchapter, shall be made in accordance with this section. Such provision\nshall be made in monthly or semi-monthly allowances and grants within\nthe limits of the schedules included in subdivision three of this\nsection except for additional amounts which shall be included therein\nfor shelter, fuel for heating, additional cost of meals for persons who\nare unable to prepare meals at home and for other items for which\nspecific provision is otherwise made in article five. As used in this\nsection the term "shelter" may include a grant not to exceed two\nthousand five hundred dollars toward the purchase of an interest in a\ncooperative. A social services official shall require assignment of\nrecipient's equity in such cooperative housing in accordance with the\nrules of the board and regulations of the department.\n 2. (a) Through June thirtieth, two thousand nine, the following\nschedule shall be the standard of monthly need for determining\neligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all social\nservices districts:\n Number of Persons in Household\n One Two Three Four Five Six\n $112 $179 $238 $307 $379 $438\n For each additional person in the household there shall be added an\nadditional amount of sixty dollars monthly.\n (a-1) For the period beginning July first, two thousand nine and\nending June thirtieth, two thousand ten, the following schedule shall be\nthe standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for all\ncategories of assistance in and by all social services districts:\n Number of Persons in Household\n One Two Three Four Five Six\n $126 $201 $268 $345 $426 $492\n For each additional person in the household there shall be added an\nadditional amount of sixty-seven dollars monthly.\n (a-2) For the period beginning July first, two thousand ten and ending\nJune thirtieth, two thousand twelve, the following schedule shall be the\nstandard of monthly need for determining eligibility for all categories\nof assistance in and by all social services districts:\n Number of Persons in Household\n One Two Three Four Five Six\n $141 $225 $300 $386 $477 $551\n For each additional person in the household there shall be added an\nadditional amount of seventy-five dollars monthly.\n (a-3) For the period beginning July first, two thousand twelve and\nending September thirtieth, two thousand twelve, the following schedule\nshall be the standard of monthly need for determining eligibility for\nall categories of assistance in and by all social services districts:\n Number of Persons in Household\n One Two Three Four Five Six\n $150 $239 $317 $409 $505 $583\n For each additional person in the household there shall be added an\nadditional amount of eighty dollars monthly.\n (a-4) For the period beginning October first, two thousand twelve and\nthereafter, the following shall be the standard of monthly need for\ndetermining eligibility for all categories of assistance in and by all\nsocial services districts:\n
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