TO:	Commissioners; TA & FS Directors; WMS Coordinators

FROM:  Russell Sykes, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Employment and Transitional Supports

SUBJECT:	New York State Nutrition Improvement Program (NYSNIP) Benefit Levels

EFFECTIVE DATE:	Immediately

CONTACT PERSON:	FS Questions – Food Stamp Bureau (518) 473-1469

Attached below is the current food stamp benefit matrix for New York State Nutrition Improvement Program (NYSNIP). The matrix was most recently modified in response to the recent increases in the Standard Utility Allowances (SUA). Upstate WMS ABEL Transmittal 05-7, released in advance of the SUA mass re-budgeting, contained the new amounts for NYSNIP benefit tiers affected by the increase in the full Heating/AC SUA. The most recent NYSNIP matrix is also available through CentraPort under the link to 'Desk Guides'.

NYSNIP BENEFITS MATRIX BY SHELTER TYPES
 Effective February 1, 2006

HOUSEHOLD	MONTHLY FOOD STAMP BENEFIT AMOUNT	
	New York City	Nassau/
Suffolk	
Upstate	
Shelter Type 94 (High Shelter/SUA)	SSI Only
Other Income	$152
$152	$152
$152	$150
$141	
Shelter Type 95 (Low Shelter/SUA)	SSI Only
Other Income	$107
$100	$99
$92	$84
$77	
Shelter Type 96 (High Shelter/ No SUA)	SSI Only
Other Income	$30
$22	$30
$22	$30
$22	
Shelter Type 97 (Low Shelter/ No SUA)	SSI Only
Other Income	$20
$16	$20
$16	$20
$16	
Shelter Type 98 
(No Shelter or SUA Data)	SSI Only
Other Income	$20
$16	$20
$16	$20
$16