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Albany County
Department of Social Services
David Kircher, Acting Commissioner

162 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12210

(518) 447–7300

Temporary Assistance Standards of Assistance

BASIC ALLOWANCE:

# Persons	PRE-ADD	HEATED	SPMT	TOTAL
1	126.00	14.10	11.00	151.00
2	201.00	22.50	17.00	240.00
3	268.00	30.00	23.00	321.00
4	345.00	38.70	30.00	413.00
5	426.00	47.70	37.00	510.00
6	492.00	55.20	42.00	589.00
Each additional person, add: 67.00 + 7.50 + 5.00 + 79.50

PRIVATE HOUSING AND FURNISHED ROOM:

# PERSONS	WITH CHILDREN	WITHOUT CHILDREN
1	214.00	184.00
2	219.00	213.00
3	309.00	245.00
4	348.00	267.00
5	386.00	289.00
6	404.00	299.00
7	421.00	311.00
8+	421.00	341.00

FUEL ALLOWANCE:

# PERSONS	NATURAL GAS, COAL, WOOD, MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC, OTHER	OIL KEROSENE PROPANE	PSC ELECTRIC
1,2,3	58.00	69.00	120.00
4	60.00	72.00	125.00
5	63.00	75.00	131.00
6	68.00	81.00	140.00
7	72.00	87.00	150.00
8+	77.00	92.00	160.00

RESTAURANT ALLOWANCE*:

Dinner only	29.00/month
Lunch and Dinner	47.00/month
All meals	64.00/month

*RESTAURANT ALLOWANCE (in addition to Food Stam benefits):
Monthly allowance of $64.00 for persons residing in motels/hotels without cooking facilities.
An additional allowance of $36.00 monthly should be issued to the following individuals:

Any woman with a medically verified pregnancy
A person under 18 years of age
A person under 19 years of age attending a secondary school or equavilent
Note: excludes Schuyler Inn residents

PREGNANCY ALLOWANCE: $50.00/mo. (NEVER PRORATED) beginning in the 4th month of pregnancy or the month in which medical verification is presented whichever is later.

ROOM AND BOARD:Maximum per person $120.00/mo. Plus $45.00/mo Incidentals.

GROSS INCOME LIMIT:No Public Assistance household shall be eligible for a grant in any month in which the household’s total income before application of any disregards or exclusions exceeds 185% of the household’s standard of need (including special needs). Total income includes the income of all persons in the household applying for or in receipt of public assistance and legally responsible relatives. Exceptions to countable income and individualized standards of need are discussed in the Source Book, Sections XVI-B-1 and XVI-B-2.

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