NYS Income and Resource Standards 2023 Levels:
| Household Size | Income Level | Resources |
| One | $ 18,756 yearly
$ 1,563 monthly |
$ 28,133 |
| Two | $ 25,272 yearly
$ 2,106 monthly |
$ 37,902 |
| Three | $ 31,788 yearly
$ 2,649 monthly |
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| Four | $ 38,304 yearly
$ 3,192 monthly |
- The SSI resource level is $2,000 for individuals and $3,000 for couples.
- The State supplement is $87 for an individual and $104 for a couple living alone.
- The Maximum federal Community Spouse Resource Allowance is $148,620.
- The Minimum State Community Spouse Resource Allowance is $74,820.
- The community spouse Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA) is $3,715.50.
- The home equity limit for both Medicaid coverage of nursing facility and community-based long term is $1,033,000
Monthly Regional Nursing Home Rates
New York State Department of Health issues these rates, to determine penalty periods for institutional individuals who apply for Medicaid on or after January 1, 2023.
| Region | Rate | Counties |
| New York City | $ 14,142 | All 5 Boroughs |
| Long Island | $ 14,136 | Nassau & Suffolk |
| Northern Metropolitan | $ 13,906 | Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester |
| Northeastern | $ 12,744 | Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington |
| Central | $ 11,726 | Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins |
| Rochester | $ 13,421 | Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates |
| Western | $ 12,130 | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming |
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