Social Services Law § 169 · Title 4. Veteran Assistance
Eligibility
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 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 such assistance if he or she is unable to provide for himself or herself, or is unable to secure support from a legally responsible relative, and is not receiving needed assistance or care under other provisions of this chapter, or from other sources:
1. A veteran;
2. The wife, husband, child or grandchild under the age of twenty-one years, father, mother, stepfather or stepmother of a veteran, if living with the veteran;
3. The unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran;
4. The dependent children under the age of twenty-one years or the incapacitated children of a deceased veteran.
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- Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/SOS169
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