New York § 171 Responsibility; county social services districts; city social services districts; cities; towns

New York Statutes

§ 171 — Responsibility; county social services districts; city social services districts; cities; towns

New York § 171

Law SOSSocial Services

Title 4Veteran Assistance

Art. 5Assistance and Care

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N.Y. Social Services § 171 (2026).

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§ 171. Responsibility; county social services districts; city social\nservices districts; cities; towns.

1.A county social services district\nwhich has elected, pursuant to the provisions of this title, to\nadminister veteran assistance shall be responsible for providing\nveteran assistance, and the expense thereof, to:\n (a) persons residing or found therein, subject to reimbursement by\nthe state;\n (b) persons residing or found in any town in the county, when the\nexpense of providing safety net assistance to persons residing or found\nin such towns is a county charge pursuant to the provisions of section\nseventy-two and section seventy-three of this chapter;\n (c) persons residing or found in a city forming part of the county\nsocial services district, when the expense of pr

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§ 171. Responsibility; county social services districts; city social\nservices districts; cities; towns. 1. A county social services district\nwhich has elected, pursuant to the provisions of this title, to\nadminister veteran assistance shall be responsible for providing\nveteran assistance, and the expense thereof, to:\n (a) persons residing or found therein, subject to reimbursement by\nthe state;\n (b) persons residing or found in any town in the county, when the\nexpense of providing safety net assistance to persons residing or found\nin such towns is a county charge pursuant to the provisions of section\nseventy-two and section seventy-three of this chapter;\n (c) persons residing or found in a city forming part of the county\nsocial services district, when the expense of providing safety net\nassistance to persons residing or found in such city is a county charge\npursuant to the provisions of section seventy-two and section\nseventy-three of this chapter.\n 2. A town responsible for the expense of providing safety net\nassistance to persons residing or found therein, pursuant to section\nsixty-nine, which has elected to administer veteran assistance, pursuant\nto the provisions of this title, shall be responsible for providing\nveteran assistance to local charges residing or found therein, and the\nexpense thereof.\n