TO:	 Commissioners, TA Directors, FS Directors, WMS Coordinators, Staff Development Coordinators

FROM:	Russell Sykes, Deputy Commissioner, Center for Employment and Economic Supports

SUBJECT:	  Food Stamp Program Group Home Standardized Benefits (GHSB) Adjustments

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2008

CONTACT PERSON: FS Bureau at 1-800-343-8859, ext. 3-1469; Upstate WMS at 1-800-343-8859, ext. 3-7991; NYC WMS at 212-961-8185

	

Effective January 1, 2008, the Food Stamp Program’s Group Home Standardized Benefit (GHSB) amounts will be adjusted as follows:

	TA Income	SSI/SSA Income	Other Income, No TA or SSI/SSA Income	
NYC, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester	  
$96  
	
$39  
	
$61
	
Rest of State	
$100 
	
$44 
	
$150
	
All Districts Supervised /Supportive Apartment/Enriched Housing Eligible for full HT/AC SUA	
$162
	
$162
	
$162

These benefit standards apply to all group home recipients in Upstate shelter types 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 42 and NYC Shelter Types 15, 16, 17, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 42, 43, 47 and 48 (N/A for Homeless or Domestic Violence shelter residents).