Sentences with phrase «safety net costs»

It's estimated that direct spending by the federal government would increase by $ 130 million over the next decade, and Medicaid spending would increase by $ 650 million in that same time period thanks to the cost of raising a child and, since many low - income people use Planned Parenthood services, the social safety net costs that would have to be provided.

According to county estimates, the town will save nearly $ 128,000 in safety net costs in 2015.

If the town can not, or does not pay, its share of the Safety Net costs will come out of sales taxes that it would be due from the county.

The county will pay one third of the safety net costs for 2013, two thirds in 2014 and the full amount in 2015.

Ulster County will begin a three - year phased takeover of the safety net costs starting this year.

As a result, Kingston and a few other communities with a large proportion of low - income residents have to deal with far greater Safety Net costs than better - off towns.

Ulster County's towns and the city of Kingston pay Safety Net costs based on how many participants in the program live in the communities.

At a speech to the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce, Hein accused Kingston of failing to pass on savings from the county's assumption of Safety Net costs to taxpayers.

In Kingston, Safety Net costs are climbing sharply.

As a result, communities like Kingston and Wawarsing, which have a high proportion of residents living under the poverty line, end up bearing the lion's share of Safety Net costs while wealthier or more rural towns like Woodstock and Marbletown see minimal impact.

Previously, the state had absorbed 50 percent of Safety Net costs while counties — or in Ulster's case, municipalities — took on the remainder.

By that reasoning, the increase in Safety Net costs alone could force the city over the state - imposed 2 percent property tax hike cap without deep cuts in municipal services.

Over the years, lawmakers representing towns with low Safety Net costs have sought to tie any changes in the funding mechanism to a redistribution of the sales tax proceeds.

While county lawmakers appear unlikely to scrap the current system entirely, the legislature's Social Services Committee is working on a deal that, supporters say, would protect Kingston and other municipalities from escalating Safety Net costs.

In Ulster County, and only in Ulster County, Safety Net costs are charged back to the municipalities in which recipients reside.

The Ulster County Legislature approved a budget, flow control and a phased - in takeover of Safety Net costs from the towns

The Ulster County Legislature approved a budget, flow control and a phased - in takeover of Safety Net costs from the towns by better than three - to - one margins at its meeting last Tuesday night, but not without some grumbling about how County Executive Mike Hein advanced his initiatives.

-- was the only one in the state that did not assume local Safety Net costs in their entirety.

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College students without a financial safety net are in a tough spot when unexpected costs arise.

The fixed price aspect of these options provides a safety net in a sense that you can not lose more than the option cost.

Used carefully, HELOCs can improve the financial position of homeowners by helping them upgrade their properties, fund investments, lower their borrowing costs, make monthly payments more manageable or set up a financial safety net.

«These so - called safety - net programs cost American taxpayers money when we need to be focused on balancing our budget.»

«We're committed to supporting parents with the cost of bringing up children, we've doubled free childcare, Child Benefit is available for all children in a household, and we continue to spend around # 90 billion a year to ensure a strong safety net for the most vulnerable.»

Medicare safety net arrangements are part of this system and operate to assist Australians with high out - of - pocket costs for out - of - hospital services.

That, unfortunately, is one example of a rising problem: Steep food costs have tattered the U.S. food - security safety net, even as demand for...

«There are concrete things we can do within a free - market economy to lower the cost of insurance premiums, while preserving a strong social safety net,» Mr. Faso added.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo once again on Tuesday raised the possibility of a special session of the Legislature over cuts to safety net hospitals in New York, costing the state $ 2.6 billion once fully in effect.

With all the relief we provided [via Safety Net welfare costs and election cost takeover], the widespread property - tax reductions that the legislature and I, as well as our citizens, had anticipated did not happen.»

Two years ago, Cahill demanded the county take over ever - increasing Safety Net (welfare) charges to the towns and the city and the cost of administering local election expenses in exchange for his allowing the bill authorizing the 1 percent add - on to reach the Assembly floor for a vote.

The proposed cuts in Medicaid, the health insurance program for low - income and disabled people, would shift $ 4.5 billion in costs from the federal government to New York, its counties and safety net hospitals.

Eventually, more than $ 4.5 billion in costs would be shifted to states, counties and hospitals that act as safety net over the next four years.

The real costs will come as congress cuts the social safety net.

Mounting pension costs, declining tax bases, crumbling infrastructure and a growing number of out - of - work citizens relying on social safety nets meant deep budget deficits and tides of red ink.

Ultimately, Hein produced something less than a third of a loaf, convincing a skeptical county legislature to phase in Safety Net expenses over a three - year period, beginning with $ 1.6 million in 2013, but taking no action on election costs.

The information is designed to show a breakdown of the property tax levy, particularly in terms of unfunded mandates such as Safety Net (welfare) costs, pensions, and related issues beyond local control.

A battle over the one - percent extension was waged between assemblyman Cahill and Hein in 2013, with Cahill insisting that as a condition of his support for state passage, the county assume the cost of safety - net expenses and election over a three - year phase - in.

Kelly and Jimmy lobbied for the county takeover of Safety Net and election charges, enacted a new cost - saving health insurance plan for town employees, and worked with county, state and federal officials to promote economic development.

KINGSTON — Ulster County Executive Michael Hein signed legislation on Monday approved by the county legislature that codifies the county's intention to absorb the cost of the state - mandated Safety Net social services program over a three - year period.

Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo has estimated that failure to extend the temporary 1 percent sales - tax supplement, combined with Safety Net welfare and election costs, could cost the city upwards of $ 5 million and result in 20 to 40 layoffs, including cops and firefighters, from the city's workforce.

In January, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Gerentine (R - Marlboro), citing increased costs to the county after it took over Safety Net welfare and elections costs, proposed returning the distribution formula to the 1990s formula, when city got 10 percent and the towns 2 percent.

Hein also noted that 2017 will be the first year that the county absorbs all of the costs associated with the Safety Net welfare program.

A battle over the 1 percent surtax was waged between Cahill and Hein in 2013, with Cahill insisting that as a condition of his support for state passage, the county assume the cost of Safety Net welfare expenses and elections over a three - year phase - in.

Legislator Richard Gerentine (R - Marlboro), chairman of the legislature's Ways and Means committee, suggested the clawback was justified by the need to compensate the county for taking over Safety Net welfare costs previously borne by municipalities.

According to the county executive's office, Safety Net (and election costs, which account for less than 10 percent of the total) have totaled $ 22 million (projected through 2016) since the 2013 county phase - in.

The bill got hung up in the Assembly in June when Kevin Cahill, D - Kingston, demanded it be tied to Ulster County promising to take over the local cost of the Safety Net welfare programs from the county's municipalities.

In recent years, the Hein administration, with the assent of the legislature, has been sharing some of the wealth with localities, picking up the cost of Safety Net, elections and so on.

Safety Net welfare costs and election takeover costs are cited.

The research estimates the net annual cost of the safety seat laws at $ 377 million.

The opportunity for low - income patients to benefit from hearing rehabilitation at minimal personal cost can represent an effective extension of safety net services,» the authors write.

In an e-mail to ScienceInsider, he says, «Without support for data and research in this area, it is very difficult to know which policy changes are most likely to generate net improvements in public safety that can justify the costs involved.»