Is N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 465-d — Criteria for high risk areas still in force?

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N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 465-d — Criteria for high risk areas

N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 465-d

Type: Statute
Source: New York Social Services Law
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 465-d. Criteria for high risk areas. In selecting those areas which would be determined to be high risk and therefore eligible for a grant, the commissioner may consider factors including, but not limited to:

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N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 465-d — Criteria for high risk areas is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

1. fifty percent or more of those potentially eligible are not participating in the food stamp program or where a significant number of the population potentially eligible, particularly the working poor and the elderly, are not participating;

2. twenty-five percent or more of children are eligible for free or reduced price meals within the school lunch program;

3. infant mortality or morbidity rates;

4. economic indicators including, but not limited to, the unemployment rate, prevailing wages, and recent loss of job base;

5. high concentration of at risk populations; and

6. unavailability of food assistance programs in the area because of lack of provider participation or knowledge about the existence of such programs.