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The voucher program, known as Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA), covers a year of rent for New Yorkers with a steady income who move out of city shelters—and usually out of…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC’s Long-Understaffed Voucher Discrimination Unit Now Has Zero Employees

Advocates say the limited enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the city’s own rental assistance vouchers, putting New Yorkers at risk of homelessness or extending the amount of time they remain…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYC Slow to Issue Thousands of ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Rent Vouchers for Homeless Residents

Ten months after the Biden Administration supplied New York City with a trove of new Section 8 vouchers to house homeless residents, just over 5 percent have actually been used…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Was Set to Crack Down on Voucher Discrimination, But its Enforcement Teams Keep Shrinking

New York City agencies tasked with cracking down on source of income (SOI) discrimination against renters are being forced to do more with less after hiring freezes, resignations and budget…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

A proposal for the new rent subsidy, dubbed the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), may emerge as a bargaining chip amid high-profile legislative battles in Albany. “There is no substitute…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

Administrative Obstacles Jam Up Moving Process for NYC Shelter Residents

CityFHEPS, the city’s rental subsidy, can be a life-changing resource for thousands of families and individuals and a crucial intervention for addressing homelessness, stakeholders say. But the administrative process for…

ByDavid Brand 16Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

The New York Legislature passed a bill in June to increase the value of the state’s FHEPS rental subsidy program to fair market rent—$2,026 for a two-bedroom in New York…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Far Fewer Homeless Families Using Rent Subsidies to Move Out of NYC

During the 2021 fiscal year, just 297 households using Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA) grants found apartments in another state. It was the first time that the majority of SOTA…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Aug 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Agrees to Fast-Track Rental Voucher Increase for Homeless New Yorkers

The City Council passed legislation in May to raise the CityFHEPS rate to Section 8 levels, but the measure would not take effect for at least six months unless the…

ByDavid Brand 24Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Make Housing Vouchers Universal

‘What low-income renters and homeless New Yorkers really need is Section 8 for all: housing assistance offered as an entitlement for everyone who qualifies.’

ByJacquelyn Simone 10Comments

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