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DHS budget breakdown and services
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Commissioner Park presents an overview of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) budget for FY 2025, detailing the allocation of funds for various homeless services and shelter operations.
- DHS has an FY 2025 budget of $4 billion, with $2.5 billion from city tax levy
- Over 98% of the DHS budget supports shelter for families and individuals, and services for the unsheltered
- The budget breakdown includes $1.1 billion for family shelter, $813 million for adult shelter, and $405 million for street outreach
Molly Wasow Park
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Now we will pivot to provide an overview of the projected DHS budget for FY26.
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Six.
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This slide shows a pie chart highlighting the different portions of the DHS budget.
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DHS is committed to providing safe temporary shelter connecting New Yorkers experiencing homelessness to permanent housing and addressing unsheltered homelessness.
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DHS has an FY twenty five budget of $4,000,000,000 of which $2,500,000,000 is city tax levy.
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The agency has a headcount of 1929 and with its not for profit partners is the largest municipal organization dedicated to addressing homelessness in The United States.
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Over 98% of the DHS budget supports shelter for families and individuals and services for the unsheltered, including outreach and low barrier beds.
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The DHS budget is broken out as follows in FY '26.
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'1 point '1 billion for family shelter, that's the purple section of the pie.
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$813,000,000 for adult shelter,
Christopher Leon Johnson
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which is
Molly Wasow Park
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green.