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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 378 of 739

administered general assistance program by the percentage increase, if any, in the most recent calendar year average in the consumer price index for urban consumers over the average for the previous calendar year, provided the annual increase, if any, shall not exceed five per cent, except that the payment standards for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012, June 30, 2013, June 30, 2016, June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, shall not be increased. (c) On and after July 1, [1995] 2022, the payment standards for families receiving assistance under the temporary family assistance program shall be equal to seventy-three per cent of the [AFDC] standards of need [in effect June 30, 1995] established for said program under subsection (a) of this section. (d) For a family living in subsidized housing, income shall be attributed to such family which shall be eight per cent of the payment standard for such family. Sec. 237. Subsection (a) of section 17b-261 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) Medical assistance shall be provided for any otherwise eligible person (1) whose income, including any available support from legally liable relatives and the income of the person's spouse or dependent child, is not more than one hundred forty-three per cent, pending approval of a federal waiver applied for pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, of the benefit amount paid to a person with no income under the temporary family assistance program, [in the appropriate region of residence] and (2) if such person is an institutionalized individual as defined in Section 1917 of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 1396p(h)(3), and has not made an assignment or transfer or other disposition of property for less than fair market value for the purpose of