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I have no idea why this didn't make news when it happened back in July, because this has to be the biggest foodstamp settlement case in the country, if not history.
" Tens of thousands of low-income households across New York State who were improperly cut off or denied Food Stamps will be receiving retroactive food stamp benefits as a result of a federal class action lawsuit filed against the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). The United States District Court in the Southern District approved the negotiated settlement in Richard C v. Proud (12 CIV 5942), which challenged OTDA’s failure to advise individuals facing SNAP employment sanctions that they had the ability to stop the sanctions from going into effect. Richard C also challenged the state’s failure to adjudicate SNAP fair hearings in a timely manner. United States District Judge Jesse M. Furman gave the settlement final approval on June 19, 2013.
As many as 200,000 improperly issued employment sanctions will be erased/eliminated as part of the settlement, and OTDA has agreed to issue back benefits to each individual who was wrongly denied or terminated from SNAP due to an alleged employment violation between August 3, 2009 and December 14, 2012. Individuals who are sanctioned lose their benefits for two, four or six months. The average sanction lasts about three months and costs a family over $400 in benefits. The back awards will be issued within the next five months, and are expected to result in over $80 million in 100% federally funded SNAP benefits to New York State to be spent in local economies.
As part of the settlement, OTDA has agreed to continue its suspension of SNAP employment sanctions which it imposed in December. Advocates estimate that prior to the suspension, agencies such as the City’s Human Resources Administration imposed about 5,000 sanctions each month. Individuals who are sanctioned lose their benefits for two, four or six months. The average sanction lasts about three months and costs a family over $400 in benefits. Under the settlement, no new sanctions will be imposed unless and until the agency comes up with a process that complies with federal law, and provides individuals a “second chance” to avoid the sanction."
Bottomline is that many of these cutoffs were unnecessary and most of them come from the New York City area completely sanctioned by Bloomberg and the current HRA Commissioner.
I have no idea why this didn't make news when it happened back in July, because this has to be the biggest foodstamp settlement case in the country, if not history.
" Tens of thousands of low-income households across New York State who were improperly cut off or denied Food Stamps will be receiving retroactive food stamp benefits as a result of a federal class action lawsuit filed against the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). The United States District Court in the Southern District approved the negotiated settlement in Richard C v. Proud (12 CIV 5942), which challenged OTDA’s failure to advise individuals facing SNAP employment sanctions that they had the ability to stop the sanctions from going into effect. Richard C also challenged the state’s failure to adjudicate SNAP fair hearings in a timely manner. United States District Judge Jesse M. Furman gave the settlement final approval on June 19, 2013.
As many as 200,000 improperly issued employment sanctions will be erased/eliminated as part of the settlement, and OTDA has agreed to issue back benefits to each individual who was wrongly denied or terminated from SNAP due to an alleged employment violation between August 3, 2009 and December 14, 2012. Individuals who are sanctioned lose their benefits for two, four or six months. The average sanction lasts about three months and costs a family over $400 in benefits. The back awards will be issued within the next five months, and are expected to result in over $80 million in 100% federally funded SNAP benefits to New York State to be spent in local economies.
As part of the settlement, OTDA has agreed to continue its suspension of SNAP employment sanctions which it imposed in December. Advocates estimate that prior to the suspension, agencies such as the City’s Human Resources Administration imposed about 5,000 sanctions each month. Individuals who are sanctioned lose their benefits for two, four or six months. The average sanction lasts about three months and costs a family over $400 in benefits. Under the settlement, no new sanctions will be imposed unless and until the agency comes up with a process that complies with federal law, and provides individuals a “second chance” to avoid the sanction."
Bottomline is that many of these cutoffs were unnecessary and most of them come from the New York City area completely sanctioned by Bloomberg and the current HRA Commissioner.
You were doing fine until you injected a childish opinion that this NYS set policy, which the city follows, like the city follows thousands of NYS rules that it cannot subvert, especially those involving state-agreed federal issues, was somehow Bloomberg's fault. Laughable how one-track ponies keep on with the same dumb mantra.
You were doing fine until you injected a childish opinion that this NYS set policy, which the city follows, like the city follows thousands of NYS rules that it cannot subvert, especially those involving state-agreed federal issues, was somehow Bloomberg's fault. Laughable how one-track ponies keep on with the same dumb mantra.
Good outcome.
All of the illegal terminations came from New York City not the other parts of the state.
The other counties aren't as harsh with their decisions as New York City is.
Ninety percent of fair hearings come from New York City.
So yes, the outlandish and unfair quick terminations of SNAP benefits, even with a good excuse is due to NEW YORK CITY HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION policies.
Last edited by marilyn220; 11-18-2013 at 02:41 PM..
So sick of hearing about these food stamp losers. Give them a dozen loafs of bread and a running faucet, they will be ok... Beggars cant be choosers, F these losers.
Let the bums families feed them instead of me! I dont give a f about them, let someone who actually does feed their stinky lazy arses.
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