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Council advances "Receipts Act" to require application confirmations and document receipts for benefit applicants
Summary
A bill introduced to require confirmation notices and detailed receipts for cash-assistance, one-shot deals and SNAP applicants received floor consideration and was adopted as part of the general orders calendar. Sponsors say the measure aims to improve transparency and reduce administrative confusion for benefit applicants.
The City Council on May 28 advanced Intro 11-48A, the "Receipts Act," which would require agencies that process public benefits to provide application confirmation notices and detailed receipts documenting submitted documents and the status of an application.
Council Member Caban, sponsor of the bill, said the measure "ensures that applicants for key benefits like cash assistance, one…
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