Q&A
HASA supportive housing and temporary housing statistics
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This chapter discusses HASA's current supportive housing and temporary housing statistics. John Rojas and Jacqueline Dudley provide information on the number of clients in temporary housing, the average length of stay, and the vacancy rates in supportive housing units. They also explain the reasons for vacancies and the process for repairs in supportive housing units.
- 2,186 individuals are currently residing in temporary housing
- About 1,100 clients have active supportive housing applications pending
- The average stay in temporary housing is about 150 days
- Approximately 8% (400 units) of supportive housing units are vacant, with another 8% offline for various reasons
Diana Ayala
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Okay.
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While talking about supportive housing, can you tell us what the current number of homeless housing clients actively seeking housing is?
John Rojas
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Sure.
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Currently, we have 2,186 individuals, residing in temporary housing.
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And, there's two types of temporary housing, that Hausa provides.
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One is emergency housing, also known as arresterile housing, and, transitional housing.
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And I believe, mister Dudley, we have about a thousand or so individuals who have active housing.
Jacqueline Dudley
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We, we work with all of our clients who are living in emergency housing, to, assist them in getting permanently placed.
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So all 2,000 plus.
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But right currently, right now, we have approximately 1,100 who have 1,100 who have a active supportive housing application pending.
Diana Ayala
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Okay.
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And how how temporary is temporary in a temporary housing?
Jacqueline Dudley
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About a hundred and fifty days Okay.
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On average.
John Rojas
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So that's a great point, miss Ali.
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I would just clarify the average stay is, but no one gets moved out if they don't reach the hundred and fifty days.
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That means, on average, it takes them about a hundred and fifty days for them to find permanent housing.
Diana Ayala
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Okay.
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And how many, of the of HAZLA's contracted supportive housing units are currently vacant?
John Rojas
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Sure.
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So of our supportive housing portfolio, we have sorry.
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I have that I have that information right here.
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We have about 8% or 400 that are currently vacant, and we have another 8% that are currently offline.
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Offline units are units that usually, if it's a scattered site apartment, meaning an apartment in a community based, a regular apartment building in a community, may not be leased, they lost a lease, or they're transitioning leased.
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It may be that the unit is sealed.
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If someone passed away or there was a, NYPD or or fire incident, the apartment will be sealed, and and then it has to be opened by a court order.
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And then finally, apartments that require, repairs or renovations.
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So for for offline units, we have about 8%, and then we have 8% are vacant, which is we range usually between to five to 10% because people turn over.
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People come in, people
Armen Merjian
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come out.
John Rojas
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And that's not always a bad thing because we want some turnover.
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So for new people to come in and other people's successfully transition out of supportive housing into independent living, which is, you know, a nice cycle for them to move out if if necessary.
Diana Ayala
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For the units that need, repairs, is there who's responsible for that?
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The landlord, the sponsoring organization?
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Is that you?
John Rojas
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So it's it's a it's a mixed bag between the landlord and the sponsoring organization.
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If it's a congregate facility, it's, it's usually the owner of the building.
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It's usually, the property management company that's working with the nonprofit for the congregate facility.
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If it's in a community based apartment or what we call scattered site, it would be the landlord of the apartment.
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So the the nonprofit would have to, collaborate and liaise with the landlord to have the repairs made.
Diana Ayala
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And that usually takes how long?
John Rojas
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That could range.
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I would say usually thirty days.
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If it's more extensive repairs, it may be a little longer.
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Sometimes it takes a little longer.
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On on occasion, we have, in client incidents.
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It might be, you know, client induced incidents or it might be a fire or it might be a a flood, what have you.
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So those take a little longer.
Diana Ayala
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Fair enough.