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2021 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)
- 21-ADM-08-T Unclaimed Support Funds
- 21-ADM-08 Unclaimed Support Funds
- 21-ADM-07 Undistributed Collections
- 21-ADM-06 Updated Upstate Death Match Process
- 21-ADM-05 Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Policy Mandated by Section 4005 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
- 21-ADM-04 Change to Work Verification Requirements
- 21-ADM-03 2021-2022 Flexible Fund for Family Services (FFFS)
- 21-ADM-03 Attachment 1 - 2021-2022 FFFS District Allocations
- 21-ADM-03 Attachment 2 - 2021-2022 Grandfathered COPS FFFS Dedications
- 21-ADM-03 Attachment 3 - 2021-2022 FFFS Child Welfare Thresholds
- 21-ADM-03 Attachment 4 - 2021-2022 FFFS System District User Manual
- 21-ADM-03 Attachment 5 - 2021-2022 FFFS Desk Reference Guide
- 21-ADM-02 Temporary Assistance Budgeting: 2021 Earned Income Disregard and Poverty Level Income Test
- 21-ADM-01 Acknowledging Parentage as the First Step in Providing Child Support Services
Information Letters (INF)
- 21-INF-10 2021 State Minimum Wage Increase and the Effect on Temporary Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs
- 21-INF-09 2022 Federal Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and 2022 SSI and SSP Maximum Benefit Levels Chart
- 21-INF-08 Information Regarding Federal Child Tax Credit Benefits
- 21-INF-07 Chapter 316 of the Laws of 2021 - Unclaimed Child Support Funds
- 21-INF-06 Cost Avoidance Calculations for Program Integrity Initiatives
- 21-INF-05 Digest of Laws of 2020 and Chapter Amendments of 2021 Relating to Programs of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
- 21-INF-04-T Stewart v. Roberts: Instructions for Implementation
- 21-INF-04 Stewart v. Roberts: Instructions for Implementation
- 21-INF-03 Changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Summary of Other Available Federal and State Tax Credits for Tax Year 2020
- 21-INF-02 Change in Internal Revenue Service Mileage Rates for 2021
- 21-INF-01 Temporary Assistance Budgeting: Guidance on Allen, Rice, and Swift Budgeting Methodologies
Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM)
- 21-LCM-24 NYS Rental Supplement Program
- 21-LCM-23 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Program Allocations
- 21-LCM-22 Insert for the Client Information Book LDSS-4148B: “Book 2: What You Should Know About Social Services Programs”
- 21-LCM-21 Revisions to the LDSS-4579 Non-Citizen Eligibility Desk Aid
- 21-LCM-20 Code Blue Budgets
- 21-LCM-19 Introduction of New Codes for Recertification Telephone Interviews
- 21-LCM-18 2021-2022 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 1 – Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement Reference Tool
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 2 – Clean and Tune Benefit Reference Tool
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 3 – Cooling Assistance Component Reference Tool
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 4 – 2021-2022 HEAP Desk Guide – LDSS-5005
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 5 – Special Claiming Codes for Prevention and Restoration Chart
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 6 – 2021-2022 NYS HEAP Administrative Form Guide
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 7 – 2021-2022 HEAP Systems Quick Reference Tool – LDSS-5099
- 21-LCM-18 Attachment 8 – HEAP Questions and Answers
- 21-LCM-17-T Child Support Services Incentives - FFY2019 and FFY2021
- 21-LCM-17 Child Support Services Incentives - FFY2019 and FFY2021
- 21-LCM-16 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Administrative Funding under the American Rescue Plan (ARP)
- 21-LCM-15 Revised 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) District Administrative Allocations
- 21-LCM-14 2022-2023 Biennial Temporary Assistance (TA) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment Plan
- 21-LCM-14 Attachment A – TA and SNAP Employment Plan Template
- 21-LCM-14 Attachment B – Guide to Completion of the 2022-2023 Temporary Assistance (TA) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment Plan
- 21-LCM-14 Attachment C – Biennial Employment Plan System (BEPS) District User Manual
- 21-LCM-14 Attachment D – Section Change Chart
- 21-LCM-14 Attachment E – Biennial Employment Plan System (BEPS) District System Administrator User Manual
- 21-LCM-13 Public Charge Policy Update – Final Rule No Longer in Effect
- 21-LCM-12 Automated Termination of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Claims
- 21-LCM-11 Claiming Deadlines for Federal and State Reimbursement
- 21-LCM-10 Revisions to LDSS-2859, Information Transmittal
- 21-LCM-09 Revisions to the LDSS-5171
- 21-LCM-08 New York State Summer Youth Employment Program Allocations
- 21-LCM-06 Executive Appointments in Social Services Districts
- 21-LCM-06 Attachment 1 - Title 18 at New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Part 679 Title 18 NYCRR, Part 679
- 21-LCM-06 Attachment 2 - Social Services Law, Section 17 SSL Section 17
- 21-LCM-06 Attachment 3 - Social Services Law, Section 65 SSL Section 65
- 21-LCM-06 Attachment 4 - Social Services Law, Section 116 SSL Section 116
- 21-LCM-05 Revision to the LDSS-4314 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits Household Composition Desk Guide
- 21-LCM-04 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Administrative Allocations and Program Allocations
- 21-LCM-03 Questions and Answers Regarding 21-ADM-01, Acknowledging Parentage as the First Step in Providing Child Support Services
- 21-LCM-02 FFY 2021 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Allocations
- 21-LCM-01-T Revisions to the Child Support Application and Referral Forms
- 21-LCM-01-T Attachment 1 - LDSS-5143, Application for Child Support Services
- 21-LCM-01-T Attachment 2 - LDSS-5143A, Important Information about Child Support Services
- 21-LCM-01-T Attachment 3 - LDSS-5143B, Additional Child Information (Application)
- 21-LCM-01-T Attachment 4 - LDSS-5145, Referral for Child Support Services
- 21-LCM-01-T Attachment 5 - LDSS-5145A, Additional Child Information (Referral)
- 21-LCM-01 Revisions to the Child Support Application and Referral Form
- 21-LCM-01 Attachment 1 - LDSS-5143, Application for Child Support Services
- 21-LCM-01 Attachment 2 - LDSS-5143A, Important Information about Child Support Services
- 21-LCM-01 Attachment 3 - LDSS-5143B, Additional Child Information (Application)
- 21-LCM-01 Attachment 4 - LDSS-5145, Referral for Child Support Services
- 21-LCM-01 Attachment 5 - LDSS-5145A, Additional Child Information (Referral)
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