2017 Temporary Assistance General Information System (GIS) Messages

• 12/28/17 - 17TA/DC054 – SSI COLA NYSNIP Standard Benefit Amount Adjustments
• 12/27/17 - 17TA/DC053 – Release of Revised LDSS-4908 “Upstate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Change Reporting Desk-Aid” (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 12/27/17 - 17TA/DC052 – LDSS-5004 Revision
• 12/26/17 - 17TA/DC051 – Release of Revised LDSS-4908NYC “NYC Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Change Reporting Desk-Aid” (NYC ONLY)
• 12/11/17 - 17TA/DC050 – Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Emergency Benefit Component Opening
• 12/11/17 - 17TA/DC049 – 2017-18 Holiday Moratorium Schedule for New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) Regulated and Municipal Utility Companies
• 12/06/17 - 17TA/DC048 – Registering Users for the Social Security Administration (SSA) Government Services Online (GSO) Interim Assistance (IA) Application
• 11/21/17 - 17TA/DC047 – Asylum Applicants with Employment Authorization Recognized as Permanently Residing Under the Color of Law (PRUCOL) for Safety Net Assistance (SNA)
• 11/15/17 - 17TA/DC046 – Processing Temporary Assistance (TA) Requests for Energy Emergencies
• 11/13/17 - 17TA/DC045 – 2017-18 HEAP OSC Voucher Creation and Payment (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 11/10/17 - 17TA/DC044 – Home Energy Assistance Program Regular Benefit Component Opening
• 11/06/17 - 17TA/DC043 – Excessive Replacement Card Notices to Clients
• 10/27/17 - 17TA/DC042 – Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement Closing Date, and extension of the Heating Equipment Clean and Tune (HECAT) component
• 10/24/17 - 17TA/DC041 – Requirements to enter “Highest Degree” on the Welfare Management System for Certain Non-Temporary SNAP Recipients (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 10/13/17 - 17TA/DC040 – SNAP Budgeting of AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps NCCC, and AmeriCorps VISTA payments
• 10/06/17 - 17TA/DC039 – Treatment of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria Evacuees Applying for Temporary Assistance (TA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Medicaid
  • 17TA/DC039 – Attachment 1 – Sample Affidavit
  • 17TA/DC039 – Attachment 2 – Sample Affidavit, Spanish
• 10/04/17 - 17TA/DC038 – Release of Revised LDSS-4943 “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits Categorical Eligibility Desk-Aid”
• 09/26/17 - 17TA/DC037 – Treatment of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Evacuees Applying for SNAP
  • 17TA/DC037 – Attachment 1 – SNAP Hurricane Harvey and Irma Evacuee Reporting Sheet
  • 17TA/DC037 – Attachment 2 – National Directory of Contacts
• 09/22/17 - 17TA/DC036 – Further Guidance on the Inspections of Commercial Hotels/Motels
  • 17TA/DC036 – Attachment 1 – Inspections of Commercial Hotels/Motels Used for Temporary Housing Assistance
  • 17TA/DC036 – Attachment 2 – Commercial Hotel MOU Template
• 09/15/17 - 17TA/DC035 – Update to the Override Process for Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs)
• 08/24/17 - 17TA/DC034 – Continuation of the Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa Program
• 08/22/17 - 17TA/DC033 – Supplementary Nature of New York Achieving a Better Life Experience (NY ABLE) Savings Accounts
• 08/21/17 - 17TA/DC032 – Upstate and NYC – Updated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Standards for October 2017
• 08/04/17 - 17TA/DC031 – Changes in Local District Responsibilities When Transporting Homeless Students
• 07/21/17 - 17TA/DC030 – Closing of the 2016-2017 Home Energy Assistance Program Cooling Assistance Component
• 07/10/17 - 17TA/DC029 – Social Services District Responsibility for Timely Submission of Voter Registration Forms
• 06/28/17 - 17TA/DC028 – SNAP Overpayment Claims Date of Discovery Policy Reminder
• 06/06/17 - 17TA/DC027 – SNAP Disaster Plan Local Emergency Contacts
• 06/06/17 - 17TA/DC026 – 2017-2018 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) TA/SNAP Pre-Autopay Vendor Information Reports (UPSTATE ONLY)
  • 17TA/DC026 – Attachment 1 – Pre-autopay Request for Vendor Information
• 05/30/17 - 17TA/DC025 – Follow-up to GIS 17 TA/DC015—SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants and Integrated Eligibility System (IES)
• 05/19/17 - 17TA/DC024 – Revised EBT Forms: LDSS-5066 and LDSS-5004
• 05/19/17 - 17TA/DC023 – Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
• 05/16/17 - 17TA/DC022 – NYSEG; RG&E Email Restored (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 05/12/17 - 17TA/DC021 – NYSEG; RG&E Email Outage (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 05/11/17 - 17TA/DC020 – WINR4112 Pending Data Status Report Applications & Cases Pending Error Correction-Supervisory Signal-Other Data Status-SFED/T Entry Report (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 05/02/17 - 17TA/DC019 – National Grid’s Procedures for Elderly, Blind or Disabled Household Shut-Offs
• 04/25/17 - 17TA/DC018 – Redesigned I-551 Permanent Resident Green Card and I-766 Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
• 04/21/17 - 17TA/DC017 – Option to End a Temporary Assistance Employment Sanction Notice for Social Services Districts Outside of New York City
• 04/26/17 - 17TA/DC016 – Release of LDSS-5089: “TASNAP Desk Guide to Determining Qualification for Student Earned Income Exemption”
• 04/20/17 - 17TA/DC015 – FFY 2017 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Process and Technology Improvement Grants
• 04/17/17 - 17TA/DC014 – Eligibility for Expedited Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits for Certain Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents
• 04/11/17 - 17TA/DC013 – 2016-17 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Revised Program Allocations
• 04/07/17 - 17TA/DC012 – Operations Plans 18 NYC RR Part 352.39
  • 17TA/DC012 – Attachment 1 – Schedule of Staffing Form
  • 17TA/DC012 – Attachment 2 – Request for Regulation Waiver Form
  • 17TA/DC012 – Attachment 3 – Uncertified Emergency Shelter Operational Plan
• 03/10/17 - 17TA/DC011 – Important Notification about April 2017 State Supplement Program Payments
• 03/09/17 - 17TA/DC010 – 2016-17 Home Energy Assistance Program Regular and Emergency Benefit Components Closing Dates
• 03/03/17 - 17TA/DC009 – Follow up on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Dependent Care Requests for FFY2016
• 02/21/17 - 17TA/DC008 – SNAP IPV Submission to Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS)
• 02/13/17 - 17TA/DC007 – 200% of Poverty Income Standards Chart – June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018
• 02/03/17 - 17TA/DC006 – Changes to AIDS/HIV Definition that Affect Eligibility for the Emergency Shelter Allowance
• 02/01/17 - 17TA/DC005 – Closing of the 2015-2016 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Heating Equipment Clean and Tune Program
• 01/30/17 - 17TA/DC004 – 2017-2018 Income Guidelines for Emergency Safety Net Assistance (ESNA) and Emergency Assistance to Needy Families with Children (EAF)
• 01/05/17 - 17TA/DC003 – Release of LDSS-5088 “IV-D Payment (Pass-Through) Mass Reauthorization (MRB/A)” Desk Guide (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 01/05/17 - 17TA/DC002 – Upstate SSI COLA NYSNIP Standard Benefit Amount Adjustments (UPSTATE ONLY)
• 01/05/17 - 17TA/DC001 – NYC SSI COLA NYSNIP Standard Benefit Amount Adjustments (NYC ONLY)