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2020 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)
- 20-ADM-15 2020-2023 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Memorandum of Understanding
- 20-ADM-14 New SNAP-Only Application Form
- 20-ADM-13 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility for Students Enrolled in a Program of Career and Technical Education or Qualified Educational Opportunity Center Program
- 20-ADM-12 Implementation of the Electronic LDSS-2921 (E-2921), Application for Certain Benefits and Services
- 20-ADM-11 2020-2021 Flexible Fund for Family Services (FFFS)
- 20-ADM-11 Attachment 1 - FFFS 2020-2021 District Allocations
- 20-ADM-11 Attachment 2 - Grandfathered COPS FFFS Dedications
- 20-ADM-11 Attachment 3 - FFFS 2020-2021 Child Welfare Thresholds
- 20-ADM-11 Attachment 4 - FFFS System District User Manual
- 20-ADM-11 Attachment 5 - FFFS 2020-2021 Desk Reference Guide
- 20-ADM-10 Homeless Services Plan and Outcome Reporting
- 20-ADM-09 Adoption of New Shelter Regulations
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment A - 18 NYCRR Part 491
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment B - 18 NYCRR Part 900
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment C - Security Plan Assessment Form
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment D - Safety & Security Plan Attestation
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment E - Emergency Shelter Operational Plan Filing Instructions
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment F - Emergency Shelter Operational Plan Adult / Adult Family Shelters
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment G - Emergency Operational Plan Family Shelters
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment H - Request for Regulations Waiver Form
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment I - Fiscal Profile Instructions
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment J - Line Item Budget Form
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment K - Part 491 Resident Rights
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment L - Part 900 Resident Rights
- 20-ADM-09 Attachment M - Preliminary Health Screening
- 20-ADM-08 Stewart v. Roberts: Court Decision Impacts Policy in SSL 131-n(1)(a), 18 NYCRR 352.23(b)(2), and 16-ADM-09 “Temporary Assistance Policy: Change in the Vehicle Resource Exemption and Lump Sum Set-Aside”
- 20-ADM-07 Elimination Of Automated Finger Imaging System (AFIS) and Photo Imaging Requirements for Purposes of Public Assistance (PA)
- 20-ADM-06 Temporary Assistance Budgeting: 2020 Earned Income Disregard and Poverty Level Income Test
- 20-ADM-05 Requirement to Make Information Available to Nonparent Caregivers Relating to Available Services and Assistance Program
- 20-ADM-04 Implementation of Phase2 of the NYDocSubmit Mobile Application and On-Site Imaging Worker Portal
- 20-ADM-03 Providing Services to Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Non-Binary People Experiencing Homelessness
- 20-ADM-02 District/Community Partnership to Support Individuals Diagnosed with Acquired Immune Deficiency (AIDS) or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- 20-ADM-01 Gender Designation “X”
Information Letters (INF)
- 20-INF-13 2020 State Minimum Wage Increase and the Effect on Temporary Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs
- 20-INF-12 2021 Federal Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and 2021 SSI and SSP Maximum Monthly Benefit Levels Chart
- 20-INF-11 Further Revisions to the LDSS-5159 Notice of Utility-Related Action Form
- 20-INF-10 Temporary Housing Assistance (THA) for Sex Offenders - Updated Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Contact Lists
- 20-INF-09 COVID-19 and Refugee Cash Assistance Eligibility Period Extension
- 20-INF-08 Revisions of the Utility Related Action Form
- 20-INF-07 Exemption from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Requirements for Individuals who are Obviously Unfit for Employment
- 20-INF-06 Digest of Laws of 2019 Relating to Programs of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
- 20-INF-05 Release of a New Manual Notice of Intent : LDSS-4004A NYC and Revisions to LDSS-4004A and LDSS-4004B
- 20-INF-04 Language Identification Tool (LDSS 5070-A, B and C) and District Language Access Resources Page
- 20-INF-03 Changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Summary of Other Available Federal and State Tax Credits for Tax Year 2019
- 20-INF-02 Change in Internal Revenue Service Mileage Rates for 2020
- 20-INF-01 Revisions to the LDSS-4923, LDSS-4924, LDSS-4925 and LDSS-4926
- 20-INF-01 Attachment 1 - LDSS-4923: TANF and SNA MOE Work Activities Countability Desk Guide
- 20-INF-01 Attachment 2 - LDSS-4924: SNA non-MOE Work Activities Countability Desk Guide
- 20-INF-01 Attachment 3 - LDSS-4925: Employability Code Desk Guide TANF and SNA MOE
- 20-INF-01 Attachment 4 - LDSS-4926: Employability Code Desk Guide SNA non-MOE
Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM)
- 20-LCM-14 Revisions to the LDSS-2921, LDSS-3174, PUB-1301, and PUB-1313
- 20-LCM-14 Attachment 1 - LDSS-2921: "New York State Application for Certain Benefits and Services"
- 20-LCM-14 Attachment 2 - LDSS-3174: “New York State Recertification Form for Certain Benefits and Services”
- 20-LCM-14 Attachment 3 - PUB-1301: "Instructions for Completing the New York State Application for Certain Benefits and Services"
- 20-LCM-14 Attachment 4 - PUB-1313: "Instructions for Completing the New York State Recertification Form for Certain Benefits and Services"
- 20-LCM-13 Code Blue Budgets
- 20-LCM-12 Child Support Incentives – Federal Fiscal Years 2018 and 2020
- 20-LCM-11 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 1 - Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement Reference Tool
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 2 - Clean and Tune Benefit Reference Tool
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 3 - Cooling Assistance Component Reference Tool
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 4 - 2020-2021 HEAP Desk Guide – LDSS-5005
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 5 - Special Claiming Codes for Prevention and Restoration Chart
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 6 - 2020-2021 NYS HEAP Administrative Form Guide
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 7 - 2020-2021 HEAP Systems Quick Reference Tool – LDSS-5099
- 20-LCM-11 Attachment 8 - HEAP Questions and Answers
- 20-LCM-10 FFY 2020 – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Pledge Funds Allocations
- 20-LCM-09 Revised 2019-2020 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Administrative Allocations
- 20-LCM-08 COVID-19 Temporary Assistance Waiver Extension
- 20-LCM-07 Claiming Deadlines for Federal and State Reimbursement
- 20-LCM-06 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Application
- 20-LCM-05 2020 New York State Summer Youth Employment Program Allocations
- 20-LCM-04 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Dependent Care Funds for FFY 2019
- 20-LCM-03 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Revised Civil/Human Rights Complaint Procedures
- 20-LCM-02 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Administrative Allocations and Program Allocations
- 20-LCM-01 FFY 2020 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Allocations
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