Q&A
Housing stipends for families receiving preventive services
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Council Member Stevens inquires about housing stipends available to families receiving preventive services. Commissioner Dannhauser explains recent changes and limitations of the program.
- The state recently increased the housing stipend from $300 to $725
- The stipend is supplemental and can be combined with vouchers or used for arrears payments
- The stipend can be provided for up to 2 years
- ACS is working to help families access city FHEPS vouchers and support during the first year of lease signing
UNKNOWN
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Some families that are receiving preventative services can access housing stipends.
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What are the criteria for receiving
Althea V. Stevens
1:42:50
the housing, in a housing crisis?
1:42:53
Yes.
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So the state just increased it
Jess Dannhauser
1:43:01
it from $300 to $725, which is helpful.
1:43:02
It's obviously only dollars?
1:43:05
Yeah.
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Well, I was gonna get to that part.
1:43:09
Of course.
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The 7.25 is still only supplemental.
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Right?
1:43:11
So there this can be combined with a, with a voucher.
1:43:19
It can, support an arrears payment.
1:43:23
Some of the times
Althea V. Stevens
1:43:24
$700 for a
Jess Dannhauser
1:43:25
reverse payment.
1:43:25
It can be combined over it's up to 2 years, and they you can have lump sum payments as a part of it.
1:43:30
Okay.
1:43:31
I'm with you.
1:43:32
I would love it to be a lot more than 725, that the state that the state
Althea V. Stevens
1:43:36
Do they not know the average for what rent is in New York City?
1:43:39
I mean, maybe that might work in another part of New York State, but it's it's not working in the city.
Jess Dannhauser
1:43:44
I won't I won't dare to answer for them.
Althea V. Stevens
1:43:45
Well, I'll answer
Jess Dannhauser
1:43:47
my photo.
1:43:48
I know.
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We should We also are working, around, where there's, housing insecurity or families we're working with in preventive, to get them city feb's vouchers and to help them navigate towards, lease signing and then support during that 1st year.
Althea V. Stevens
1:44:06
One of the things that, I'm I'm hearing too is just, like well, not hearing, but I know that family often have issues with overnight, childcare and things
UNKNOWN
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like that.
1:44:13
Does preventive services provide overnight or
Althea V. Stevens
1:44:14
in house childcare?
