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Elaina Wood, Housing Director at Housing Works, on NYC Budget Impact on Housing Services and Affordable Housing Development

5:17:17

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135 sec

Elaina Wood criticizes NYC budget cuts and calls for increased investment in housing services and affordable housing development.

  • Budget cuts and hiring freezes have damaged critical agencies like Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Human Resources Administration (HRA), and Department of Homeless Services (DHS), causing delays in housing services.
  • Wood calls for a 5.4% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for all human services contracts to address underpayment of housing and homeless service providers.
  • She requests expansion of City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) eligibility for clients in transitional housing.
  • Housing Works advocates for $2.5 billion in additional new construction and financing annually for the next 5 years to build apartments for homeless and low-income New Yorkers.