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Housing vouchers and APS: Challenges in eligibility and support
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Council Member Hudson addresses the issue of low-income New Yorkers seeking APS intervention to obtain city-funded housing vouchers. She highlights the challenges in this process and its implications.
- Explains that many seek APS help to get CityFHEPS vouchers without entering homeless shelters
- Notes that the requirement to demonstrate specific impairments often results in service denial
- Emphasizes that this leaves individuals at risk of homelessness without viable support options
Crystal Hudson
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In addition, many low income New Yorkers seek APS intervention as a pathway to obtain city funded housing vouchers such as city feps without first entering a homeless shelter.
0:04:40
However, the requirement to demonstrate a specific impairment often results in denial of services, leaving individuals at risk of homelessness without viable support options.