Q&A
Budget allocations for homeowner assistance programs
0:51:55
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Council Member Menin inquires about budget allocations for homeowner assistance programs, and Jenny Weyel provides details on funding for various initiatives.
- Homeowner Help Desk: $9,200,000 over 3 years
- Foreclosure prevention program: over $4,000,000 annually
- New allocation for estate planning: $1,000,000 for the current fiscal year
Julie Menin
0:51:55
And you mentioned the $1,000,000 of estate planning.
0:51:57
What's the overall aside from that, what is the budget that you're spending on outreach and how many staff members do you have that are doing outreach?
Jenny Weyel
0:52:05
Thank you for that question.
0:52:08
So there are several programs that HPD administers.
0:52:12
The Homeowner Help Desk is our newest program that was, based on a pilot we did a couple of years ago.
0:52:18
We're now expanding the citywide and the budget is $9,200,000 over 3 years.
0:52:24
In addition to that, we also administer, the foreclosure prevention program that is funded by city council, again, funding for community based organizations that provide housing and legal counseling, outreach and education to homeowners, across New York City, and the annual funding, I should note, is, over $4,000,000 and the new allocation for estate planning, we just learned a few days ago, which community based organizations will receive, portions of that funding is $1,000,000 for this fiscal year.
