Amend the Act of October 19, 1973, to increase the maximum dollar amount of per capita shares for purposes of eligibility for financial assistance or other benefits under Federal or federally assisted programs, and for other purposes.

This bill would raise the cap on “per capita shares” that can be ignored when deciding if someone qualifies for federal or federally assisted benefits. It sets the exempt amount at $5,000, so receiving up to that amount wouldn’t count against you when programs check your income or resources. It also makes small wording fixes to the older law.

• Key change: replaces the old dollar figure in the 1973 law with $5,000 in the section on tax and resource exemptions.

It also corrects minor wording errors in the same section of the 1973 law.