New York Social Services Law Title 4 - VETERAN ASSISTANCE

• 168 - Definitions.
  As used in this title: 1. Veteran means a person, male or female, who has served in the armed forces of the United States in...
• 169 - Eligibility.
  Each of the following persons who is a resident of the state on the date of making application for veteran assistance shall be eligible for...
• 170 - Character.
  Except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, veteran assistance shall be granted in cash provided, however, that in an individual case where the granting of cash may...
• 171 - Responsibility; County Social Services Districts; City Social Services Districts; Cities; Towns.
  1. A county social services district which has elected, pursuant to the provisions of this title, to administer veteran assistance shall be responsible for providing...
• 172 - Moneys to Be Provided.
  1. The social services official of every county, city or town responsible for veteran assistance, under the provisions of this title, shall include in his...
• 173 - Election to Administer Veteran Assistance by County Public Welfare District; Organization.
  1. When a majority of the veteran organizations in a county, by and through their respective county divisions, file with the clerk of the board...
• 174-b - Authorization of Veteran Assistance in Towns.
  1. The town board of a town responsible for the expense of providing safety net assistance to persons residing or found therein, upon the presentation...
• 175 - Administration of Veteran Assistance in New York City.
  1. In the city of New York, veteran assistance committee means each welfare committee chosen by the county unit of each veteran organization. 2. In...
• 176 - Veteran Advisory Committees; Duties.
  1. (a) In every county, city or town which has elected to furnish veteran assistance, pursuant to the provisions of this title, in which there...
• 177 - Care in Public Homes; Consent of Veteran or Other Eligible Persons.
  Any person eligible for veteran assistance may receive care in a public home with his consent.
• 178 - Veteran Assistance Financing; State Reimbursement.
  All provisions of this chapter or of any other law relating to the financing of safety net assistance by counties, cities and towns, or reimbursement...

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