NYS Assembly
The Elder Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), proposed by Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz, would provide rental assistance to low-income seniors who pay more than 30 percent of their income in rent.
SCRIE—one of the only programs that directly addresses rents for seniors—does not solve the root problem of housing cost burden.
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