New York § 165 Recipients authorized to work

New York Statutes

§ 165 — Recipients authorized to work

New York § 165

Law SOSSocial Services

Title 3Home Relief

Art. 5Assistance and Care

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N.Y. Social Services § 165 (2026).

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  § 165. Recipients authorized to work. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, a social services official may, in his or her\ndiscretion, authorize a recipient of safety net assistance to work and\nretain the income derived therefrom without any diminution or with\npartial diminution of safety net assistance where such an arrangement\nwould, in his or her opinion, lead to elimination of the recipient from\nthe assistance rolls in a reasonable length of time. The commissioner\nshall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this\nsection.\n

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§ 165. Recipients authorized to work. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, a social services official may, in his or her\ndiscretion, authorize a recipient of safety net assistance to work and\nretain the income derived therefrom without any diminution or with\npartial diminution of safety net assistance where such an arrangement\nwould, in his or her opinion, lead to elimination of the recipient from\nthe assistance rolls in a reasonable length of time. The commissioner\nshall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this\nsection.\n