NYC Council Introduction 1148

intro.nyc/1148-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of social services to provide a receipt for applications for benefits or services.
Status: Committee Committee on General Welfare
Sponsored by Tiffany Cabán
Introduced: December 19, 2024

This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide an application receipt to any applicant for benefits or services. The receipt would include the date of the application, a description of what DSS received, a copy of the application and documents submitted to DSS, and an acknowledgement of whether the application is complete, and if incomplete, information on how to complete the application.