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Connecting people to housing support and subsidies
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Ahmed Tigani outlines HPD's efforts to connect New Yorkers with housing support and subsidies, ensuring access to affordable homes and stability.
- HPD administers rental subsidies to approximately 45,000 households annually
- Through the NYC Housing Lottery and homeless set-aside placements, 40,000 affordable homes have been secured in three years
- The Family Self-Sufficiency program has helped Section 8 participants save over $14.4 million since its inception
- $2 million has been provided for essential furniture to families transitioning from shelters to permanent homes
- The Ready to Rent program has been revitalized, offering free financial counseling and application support
Ahmed Tigani
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And it's not enough to just build housing, we need to make sure we're connecting people to people who need support with homes.
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Whether it's through supportive housing, vouchers, or just knowing how to use our housing connect portal.
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That's why we're not just building housing, we're making sure New Yorkers can access it.
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Each year we administer rental subsidies to approximately 45,000 households, ensuring families have stable affordable homes.
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Through the NYC Housing Lottery and homeless set aside placements, we've helped secure 40,000 affordable homes in just three years.
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By streamlining procedures and eliminating unnecessary barriers like credit checks for voucher holders, which has streamlined access to housing for over 4,000 families annually, we're making the system more efficient and accessible.
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Beyond housing, we're also investing in stability and opportunity.
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This year's graduates of the family self sufficiency program, which is a program in the section eight program that assists our clients there, collectively saved over 1,300,000.0 to invest in their future, contributing to a total of 14,400,000.0 awarded since the program began.
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And for families transitioning from shelter to permanent homes, we've provided 2,000,000 for essential furniture, helping them settle in with dignity.
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We've also revitalized the Ready to Rent program, connecting free financial counseling with application support so more New Yorkers can successfully navigate the affordable housing process.