Relates to the unearned income of a child

This bill amends New York's public assistance law to clarify that when a parent or non-parent caregiver chooses to exclude a child from the public assistance household, the child's unearned income (such as savings or gifts) is not counted toward household income for eligibility purposes. It directly affects families applying for public assistance who include or exclude children living with them. The key change adds a specific provision to the law explicitly stating that excluded children's unearned income should be disregarded, removing ambiguity in current rules. This ensures that excluding a child from the household does not automatically include their unearned income in the household's financial calculation.