Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) Archives

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Housing vouchers, which typically cover a portion of a participant’s’rent, are a key tool to fighting homelessness in an increasingly unaffordable city. But they can be hard to use. Host…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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May 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? May 23, 2025

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here. A voter registration drive at a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Resources

Here’s What We Know So Far About New York’s New Housing Voucher Program

A person or family, regardless of their immigration status, could be eligible for the voucher if they don’t have a home or are about to lose their housing, and if…

ByDaniel Parra 7Comments

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Apr 2025

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

‘Foot in the Door’: Funds to Kickstart State Rental Voucher Program Expected in Budget Deal

While lawmakers are still hammering out the details, the latest state budget is likely to include $50 million to create the long-sought Housing Access Voucher Program, which would help people…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Apr 2025

Economy Featured Housing and Homelessness Immigration Politics

What Immigrant Community Advocates Want in This Year’s New York State Budget

Advocates defending the state’s immigrant communities called for several initiatives to be included in the final deal, from expanded tax credits to legal services funding, citing ongoing attacks by the…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Apr 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Tenant & Landlord Groups Both Support a Proposed State Housing Voucher. Why Hasn’t it Passed?

Supporters of the Housing Access Voucher Program say it’s needed now more than ever to curb rising homelessness, and as another federal rent subsidy is expected to run out of…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 14Comments

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Mar 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Problem Isn’t CityFHEPS

“Let’s not forget that the cost of vouchers represents people—people who can’t afford rent despite working full-time, people who without the voucher will become or remain homeless.”

ByJasmine Smith

ByMichael Bell 2Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 17-24

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2025

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Politics

Hochul Proposes Steps to Reduce Child Poverty, But Will It Be Enough?

New York is the only state with a refundable child tax credit that excludes low-income families from accessing the maximum amount, limiting its anti-poverty effect, experts say. If the governor’s…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting

Hundreds of thousands of applications began pouring in at midnight on Monday and will continue to be accepted online up until 11:59 p.m. this coming Sunday, June 9.

ByEmma Whitford

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: The Ideal Housing Voucher

What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? May 23, 2025

Here’s What We Know So Far About New York’s New Housing Voucher Program

‘Foot in the Door’: Funds to Kickstart State Rental Voucher Program Expected in Budget Deal

What Immigrant Community Advocates Want in This Year’s New York State Budget

Tenant & Landlord Groups Both Support a Proposed State Housing Voucher. Why Hasn’t it Passed?

Opinion: The Problem Isn’t CityFHEPS

NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 17-24

Hochul Proposes Steps to Reduce Child Poverty, But Will It Be Enough?

Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting

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