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Improvements to the Housing Connect system and application process
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Ahmed Tigani details the recent improvements made to the Housing Connect system, aimed at making the affordable housing application process more accessible and efficient for New Yorkers. He highlights the tangible results of these improvements in terms of lottery openings and household approvals.
- HPD has overhauled the Housing Connect system to make it more user-friendly
- Reforms include reducing paperwork, eliminating unnecessary notarization, and improving accessibility for people with disabilities
- In the first few months of the year, 94 lotteries opened for over 5,000 affordable homes, with more than 5,000 households already approved
Ahmed Tigani
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We know that building homes is only part of the job to creating those dreams.
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Getting New Yorkers into those homes fairly efficiently and with dignity is just as critical.
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That's why in the past five weeks we've taken major steps to overhaul the housing connect system because getting a shot at an affordable home shouldn't feel impossible.
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We cut through red tape, reforming our marketing handbook to reduce paperwork, eliminate notarization when not necessary, easy documentation for people on federal benefits, and make the process more accessible for New Yorkers with disabilities because the system should work for the people who need it.
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And the results speak for themselves.
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In just the first few months of this year, 94 lotteries have opened.
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That's over 5,000 affordable homes.
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And more than 5,000 households have already been approved.
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That's families who now have a real chance at a stable future.
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Our goal is simple, make it easier to get housed, not harder.