The general welfare committee’s oversight hearing comes at a time when the city is facing an affordable housing crisis and its shelter system is swelling with a record number of homeless people.
There were about 70,000 homeless people living in city shelters as of Jan. 17, not counting the nearly 3,500 homeless individuals the city estimates sleep on the streets, in the subway, and in other public spaces. And these figures don’t include thousands of migrants staying in the city’s so-called “Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers.”
Another bill sponsored by Councilmember Diana Ayala proposes the city eliminate the so-called 90-day rule. Currently, the city requires that a person live in a shelter for a minimum of 90 days before they could apply for CityFHEPS, which advocates have said adds to the delay. “The timing isn't the issue,” Park said. “It is the ability to find housing where you can use the CityFHEPS voucher.”
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