New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter B - Public Assistance
Article 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
Part 396 - Lottery Prize Intercept For Repayment Of Public Assistance
Section 396.2 - Notice
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
When the office has been notified by the Division of the Lottery that a person who has been a recipient of public assistance during the past 10 years has won a lottery prize of $600 or more, it will send a written notice within 30 days to the individual at the individual' last known address from the public assistance file and, if different, to the individual at the address shown on the lottery intercept file, which:
(a) states that the Social Services Law and Tax Law permit the office to intercept up to 50 percent of any New York State lottery prize of $600 or more to repay public assistance received during the past 10 years;
(b) sets forth the amount of public assistance owed and the amount of the repayment intercepted;
(c) states that the individual may send a written request to an address set forth in the notice for review of the office's determination not later than 30 days from the date of the notice;
(d) states that the individual may present written arguments and evidence in support of any defense to the interception of the lottery prize with the request for a review; and
(e) lists the defenses available to the individual to contest the interception of the lottery prize.
