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Progress on electronic payment implementation for landlords
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Commissioner Park provides an update on the implementation of electronic payments for landlords participating in the CityFHEPS program.
- Currently, 1,500 landlords are receiving electronic fund transfers (EFT), an increase from previous figures.
- The agency focused initially on larger landlords and is now turning attention to broader landlord enrollment.
- 91% of CityFHEPS packages are now submitted through the new 'Current' system, up from single digits a year ago.
- The agency is moving deliberately with the implementation to avoid potential issues associated with rapid technological changes.
- Technical updates to facilitate landlord enrollment are expected by the end of the month.
- The commissioner acknowledges the need to update the CityFHEPS landlord information form to include electronic payment options.
Diana Ayala
0:44:22
Okay.
0:44:23
In IBL's January 2024 report, DSS reported that as of November 23, 115 landlords were fully participating in the current NYC electronic payment pilot, and 800 were able to receive an electronic payment for at least one tenant.
0:44:38
As of December 31, 2024, how many landlords were fully receiving electronic payment for all of their tenants, and how many are receiving electronic payments for at least 1?
Molly Wasow Park
0:44:48
Yep.
0:44:49
So we have gone up, although there is still a lot of work to do.
0:44:53
There's currently 1500 landlords receiving EFT.
0:44:57
It's multiple tenants associated with most of those landlords.
0:45:01
We did start with with bigger landlords.
0:45:03
I don't have the exact number of of, tenants associated with that, although we can try and pull that.
0:45:09
We've been really focused on on current.
0:45:12
Over the last year, our focus was getting all of the shelter providers to use current.
0:45:17
Current is our new end to end city feb's voucher subsidy processing system.
0:45:23
So at this point, I can say that virtually all of the shelters are are using Current.
0:45:28
As of this month to date, something like 91% of the city theft packages are getting submitted through Current, which is at the you know, a year ago it was single digits.
0:45:39
So we put a huge focus on getting our providers to use Current, and now, now we're turning our attention to really focus on on landlord enrollment.
0:45:50
We have a couple of tech tweaks that are happening, I think, by the end of this month that will facilitate that.
0:45:56
And and really, as I say, it is a calendar year 25 priority for us.
0:46:02
We've been moving, I would say, deliberately slowly with current, although I think it's an incredibly important system.
0:46:09
We also have track record with, across the city with tech systems that when you move too fast, there are problems, and this is too high stakes.
0:46:18
We cannot screw it up.
0:46:19
So we've been moving pretty slowly.
Diana Ayala
0:46:21
Has there been any any update to the city theft's landlord, information form?
0:46:27
Because I I I know that it was last updated in June of 2023, but it didn't indicate any option for electronic payments.
0:46:35
Has that changed?
Molly Wasow Park
0:46:37
I'm gonna need to follow-up with you on that one, council member.
0:46:39
Okay.