Lottery winnings withheld in NY

New York state withholds money from people receiving lottery winnings if they are, or have been, on public assistance during the previous 10 years. Here are the amounts collected during the past several years.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITHHELD STATEWIDE

$5.7

$5.4

$4.9

$2.0

2014

2015

DOLLARS WITHHELD IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

2014

$7,153

$3,816

$48,155

$3,320

2015

$5,136

$2,785

$63,096

$8,310

$2,201

$2,235

$43,527

$11,016

$752

$3,978

$21,804

$1,985

* Values are for the first four months of 2017

Source: New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance