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 398 - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Additional State Payments
Subpart 398-12 - RECOVERY OF EQUIVALENT BENEFITS
Section 398-12.1 - Equivalent benefits

(a) Benefits issued for basic needs exclusively from State and/or local funds and provided to or on behalf of an applicant for SSP benefits or SSPNA during the period which the SSI application is pending, or to a recipient or former recipient of SSP benefits or SSPNA for any period in which the SSP benefits or SSPNA is reinstated after a period of suspension or termination which has not otherwise been recovered under the IAR process in Part 353 of this Title, are considered equivalent benefits when such benefits are issued for the same period of time for which the recipient of SSP benefits or SSPNA is also eligible for SSP benefits or SSPNA.

(b) Equivalent benefits are subject to recovery from retroactive SSP benefits or retroactive SSPNA.