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2025 Policy Directives
Policy Directives are issued by OTDA to keep local social services districts and other interested parties informed about current program policy and procedures, and other significant information impacting OTDA programs.
Administrative Directives (ADM) are designed to advise local social services districts of policy and procedures, which must be followed in the administration of programs.
Information Letters (INF) include articles of general interest to local district staff, i.e. pamphlets or brochures, new or revised lists of contacts, transmittals of recently enacted Federal or State legislation, etc.
Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM) transmit information directly to the local commissioners on very specific topics, such as notification of limited special funding available only to local districts, statewide audit results requiring corrective action, or instructions to follow new and existing program or administrative procedures.
Administrative Directives (ADM)
- 25-ADM-07 Birth Allowance for Beginning Year (BABY) Benefit
- 25-ADM-06 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025-2026 Flexible Fund for Family Services (FFFS)
- 25-ADM-06 Attachment 1 – FFFS 2025-26 District Allocations
- 25-ADM-06 Attachment 2 – FFFS 2025-26 Grandfathered COPS FFFS Dedications
- 25-ADM-06 Attachment 3 – FFFS 2025-26 Child Welfare Thresholds
- 25-ADM-06 Attachment 4 – FFFS District System User Manual
- 25-ADM-06 Attachment 5 – FFFS 2025-26 Desk Reference Guide
- 25-ADM-05 Use of Equifax – The Work Number (TWN) for Child Support
- 25-ADM-05 Attachment 1 – The Work Number (TWN) Training and User Guide
- 25-ADM-05 Attachment 2 – OTDA Global Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
- 25-ADM-05 Attachment 3 – Annual Child Support Certification for Completion of The Work Number (TWN) Training and User Guide Course and Receipt of Required Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements
- 25-ADM-04 Temporary Assistance Budgeting — 2025 Earned Income Disregard
- 25-ADM-03-P Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) Time Limit Policy Update and Guidance
- 25-ADM-03 Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) Time Limit Policy Update and Guidance
- 25-ADM-02 Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Screening in the Child Support Program
- 25-ADM-01 Modernization of the Child Support Program - Online Enrollment Wizard
Information Letters (INF)
- 25-INF-05 Introduction of the ABAWD Related Document Templates
- 25-INF-05 Attachment 1 – ABAWD Medical Statement
- 25-INF-05 Attachment 2 – Monthly WIOA Job Search Record
- 25-INF-05 Attachment 3 – Monthly WIOA Job Search Activity Record
- 25-INF-05 Attachment 4 – Monthly ABAWD Education and Training Participation Record
- 25-INF-05 Attachment 5 – Monthly ABAWD Volunteer Participation Record
- 25-INF-04 Reduction of the Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance Eligibility Period
- 25-INF-03 Implementation of Administrative Directive 24-ADM-11 – Question and Answers
- 25-INF-02 Changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Summary of Other Available Federal and State Tax Credits
- 25-INF-01 Change in Internal Revenue Service Mileage Rates for 2025
Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM)
- 25-LCM-14 Revisions to Documents Consistent with H.R. 1 and Plain Language Standards
- 25-LCM-14 Attachment 1 – LDSS-4826C – Employment Requirements for SNAP Applicants and Recipients - Script for Eligibility Workers
- 25-LCM-14 Attachment 2 – LDSS-5062A – SNAP Employability / ABAWD Status Screening and Code Assignment Desk Guide
- 25-LCM-14 Attachment 3 – LDSS-5085 – Notice of Intent to Change Benefits for Non-Compliance with Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Work Requirements
- 25-LCM-14 Attachment 4 – LDSS-5085-NYC – Notice of Intent to Change Benefits for Non-Compliance with Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Work Requirements (NYC)
- 25-LCM-14 Attachment 5 – LDSS-5127 – Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Work Activity Letter
- 25-LCM-14 Attachment 6 – LDSS-5193 – Important Information about SNAP Work Rules (General, Mandatory E&T, and ABAWD)
- 25-LCM-13 Reminder That Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Workers and Alternate Certifiers Are Not Authorized to Use State On-Line Query (SOLQ) for HEAP Eligibility Determinations
- 25-LCM-12 Code Blue Allocations
- 25-LCM-11 2026-2027 Biennial Temporary Assistance (TA) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment Plan
- 25-LCM-11 Attachment A – 2026-27 TA and SNAP Employment Plan Template
- 25-LCM-11 Attachment B – Guide to Completion of the 2026-27 Temporary Assistance (TA) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment Plan
- 25-LCM-11 Attachment C – Biennial Employment Plan System (BEPS) District User Manual
- 25-LCM-11 Attachment D – Biennial Employment Plan System (BEPS) District System Administrator User Manual
- 25-LCM-10 2025-2026 Youth Employment Program (YEP) Allocations
- 25-LCM-09 Revised FFY 2024-2025 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Administrative Allocations
- 25-LCM-08 Release of LDSS-5294 “Job Search Toolkit” and Supporting Forms
- 25-LCM-08 Attachment 1 – LDSS-5294 Job Search Toolkit
- 25-LCM-08 Attachment 2 – LDSS-5294A What You Need to Know About Your Job Search Work Activity Assignment
- 25-LCM-08 Attachment 3 – LDSS-5294B My Job Search Activity Tracker
- 25-LCM-08 Attachment 4 – LDSS-5294C Education and Employment Worksheet
- 25-LCM-08 Attachment 5 – LDSS-5294D Educational Milestones and Goals Tool
- 25-LCM-07 Allocations for SFY 2025-2026 Family-Centered Case Management Services
- 25-LCM-06 Revisions to the LDSS-5127 Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) Work Activity Letter
- 25-LCM-05 New York State TANF Summer Youth Employment Program
- 25-LCM-04 2025-2026 New York State Rental Supplement Program Allocations
- 25-LCM-03 2024-2025 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Program Allocations
- 25-LCM-02 FFY 2025 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Administrative Allocations
- 25-LCM-01 Revisions to the LDSS-5193 Important Information About SNAP Work Rules (General, Mandatory E&T, and ABAWD) and LDSS-5193A Important Information About SNAP Work Rules (General and Mandatory E&T)