Q&A
Council member inquires about one-shot deals and denied applications
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Council Member Darlene Mealy questions NYCHA officials about one-shot deals, specifically asking about the number of approved and denied applications. She expresses concern about the potential impact on homelessness for those denied assistance.
- 6,600 one-shot deals have been awarded by HRA
- NYCHA does not have data on denied applications but agrees to follow up with HRA
- Council Member Mealy emphasizes the importance of understanding why applications are being denied
Darlene Mealy
0:36:18
I only have a few questions in regards to how many one shots that you have produced is a 66,000?
0:36:27
66100.
0:36:28
66100.
0:36:29
Okay.
0:36:30
A 100.
0:36:32
How many of those have you declined that the tenants did not receive?
0:36:40
And on what basis do you deny them a one shot?
0:36:46
Since our attendance gets so much education on it, they put all their information in.
0:36:52
And then at the end of the process, you deny or whatever organization denied them, the one shot.
0:37:00
How many?
Eva Trimble
0:37:01
66100 up r one shots awarded by h three?
0:37:06
Those are the ones awarded.
0:37:08
I don't have the numbers from h three on how many have applied and did not get did not receive assistance for whatever reason.
Darlene Mealy
0:37:15
While when you have that information isn't that important, that will let us know how many people are gonna be homeless.
0:37:22
So do you not think that's important?
Eva Trimble
0:37:25
We will work with the with our partners at HRA to pull that information for you.
Darlene Mealy
0:37:31
Okay.
0:37:31
Because I'm getting a lot of calls in my office now, and I know I will meet with you now.
0:37:36
It's imperative that we sit down and meet.
0:37:41
We have to know why are they HRI are denying them.
0:37:45
This could be just a way to get our tenants out of nature.
0:37:49
So I have to do due diligence just as well in this administration and hold some people accountable because it's like, to me, you just turned over all the packs into an organization who never did this before.
0:38:06
And now they're making it they're just finding their way how to get things done.
0:38:11
And then in the process, our people are being hurt.
0:38:14
They are being displaced homeless.
0:38:17
So could you tell me how do your how do you connect with snap that when a tenant have hardship, and you should know that snap could stop their rent from going up.
0:38:32
How many of those do you have?
0:38:35
Do you have a statistics on those?
0:38:38
How many SNAP tenants do you have that their rent stop?
0:38:44
Due to your referring them to SNAP knowing that they are eligible for SNAP,
