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Housing placements for survivors in DHS shelter system

0:43:02

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Council Member Farah Louis inquires about the number of survivors in the DHS shelter system who were able to move to set-aside apartments in FY24. Deputy Commissioner Aqueelah Winston provides information on overall placements for the NOVA population.

  • 870 placements (both subsidized and unsubsidized) for the entire NOVA population in FY24
  • Specific data on HPD set-asides not currently tracked
  • Deputy Commissioner agrees to follow up with more detailed statistics
Farah Louis
0:43:02
Of fiscal year 26.
0:43:03
Yes.
0:43:04
Got it.
0:43:05
How many survivors in the DHS shelter system were able to move to an apartment set aside?
0:43:12
For New Yorkers in the shelter in FY 24.
Diana Ayala
0:43:20
Good morning.
0:43:21
Thank you for the information and
Aqueelah Winston
0:43:22
for the ability to be here and provide information on the services that we provide.
0:43:26
So while we do not specific we track HPD set aside sorry.
0:43:31
Specifically track data for HPD set aside.
0:43:34
I can report that for our entire Nova population, there were 870 placements.
0:43:41
That includes both subsidized and up unsubsidized for fiscal year 24.
Farah Louis
0:43:45
When can we get the stats for the other the other sites?
Aqueelah Winston
0:43:50
I can follow-up to get the information to you.
0:43:52
If you could send that to
Farah Louis
0:43:52
the committee council, we appreciate it.
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