Bill > S00183

This bill amends the Social Services Law to provide assistance to individuals with medically diagnosed HIV infection. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing individuals with medically diagnosed HIV infection who have income up to 200% of the federal poverty guidelines to pay no more than 30% of their monthly earned or unearned income towards rent. 2. Requiring social service districts to provide access to emergency shelter, transportation, or nutrition payments for homeless individuals with medically diagnosed HIV infection or those facing homelessness, with the ability to provide HIV emergency shelter allowance payments up to 110% of the fair market rent. 3. Requiring social service districts to assist individuals with medically diagnosed HIV infection in securing required documentation, arranging interviews, and providing referrals and resources. 4. Providing 100% state reimbursement for the additional HIV emergency shelter allowance payments and transportation or nutrition payments made by social service districts with a population of 5 million or fewer.