Mayor Adams signed an emergency order ending the '90-day rule' that delayed people living in New York City shelters from qualifying for housing vouchers. NatDuddridgeTV reports.
Adams hopes ending the rule will get people into permanent housing sooner.
Until now, people living in shelters had to stay there for three months before starting the process of applying for a housing voucher to help cover rent.The mayor's order came weeks after the City Council passed a package of four bills, including one expanding the voucher program to those in shelters and New Yorkers struggling to pay rent.
Adams did not agree with the larger package. He said it would cost taxpayers too much and create more competition for the small amount of affordable housing units in the city. Mayor Eric Adams calls on Albany to pass measures he says will help build 100,000 affordable housing units "Our goal is to get people into permanent housing. That's our goal. We can't accomplish that goal if our inventory is not there," said Adams."People often look at the city and say build more, without realizing the beginning process of building more"Eliminating the 90-day rule, what that does is just allow for you to be able to begin the process towards getting your voucher faster, much faster," said Shams Dabaron, an advocate for people who are homeless.
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