housing voucher Archives

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The Mamdani administration is appealing a court decision compelling the city to expand the CityFHEPS rental assistance program—a suit he said he’d drop—after negotiations with advocates and City Council leaders…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program

“Homeless and at-risk New Yorkers need a lifeline in the immediate term, and the governor must join the Assembly and the Senate in expanding the HAVP pilot to $250 million.”

ByPablo Zevallos 0Comments

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Nov 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Conditional Housing Is Still Discriminatory

“I learned the hard way that affordable housing isn’t guaranteed—it’s conditional. The moment your income changes or an agency misses a form, the system recalculates your worth and can pull…

ByRhonda Jackson 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Delays and ‘Weak Monitoring’ Undermine City’s Rental Voucher Program: Audit

The audit, by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, cited lags in determining eligibility and issuing payments for participants in the CityFHEPS voucher program, causing “significant delays in families and individuals being…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy

The State Senate and Assembly included a quarter-billion dollars to fund the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), which would create a new rent voucher for New Yorkers experiencing or at-risk…

ByDavid Brand 13Comments

Unable to Reach Deal Before Court Deadline, Mamdani Appeals in Rental Voucher Expansion Case

Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program

Opinion: Conditional Housing Is Still Discriminatory

NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy

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Unable to Reach Deal Before Court Deadline, Mamdani Appeals in Rental Voucher Expansion Case

Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program

Opinion: Conditional Housing Is Still Discriminatory

Delays and ‘Weak Monitoring’ Undermine City’s Rental Voucher Program: Audit

NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy

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