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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Investments in critical services and vulnerable communities
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Director Jiha outlines the city's investments in critical services, emphasizing support for vulnerable community members and essential service providers. He highlights the balanced approach to spending and investment.
- Nearly $900 million added to protect critical services for vulnerable community members
- $1.4 billion invested in public safety, cleanliness, affordability, education, and childcare in FY 2026
- Support for human services providers and non-profits through funding and cost-of-living adjustments
- Emphasis on collaboration with the city council to achieve shared priorities
Jacques Jiha
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Citi funded expenditure within the fiscal year twenty twenty six executive budget grew just 1.3% over the preliminary budget.
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And it is 2.2% or $2,000,000,000 lower than it was at last year's executive budget.
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We added nearly $900,000,000 to protect critical services for the most vulnerable members of our community in the current fiscal year.
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This includes the city Medicaid contribution, city feds rental assistance, cash assistance, HIV AIDS housing services, and housing vouchers and social services for seniors and more.
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We took steps to support human services providers and non profits that partner with the city to deliver essential services to the community by funding and direct rate growth for New York City aging, the New York City public schools, and our Human Resources Administration and making cost of living adjustments for criminal justice providers.
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We also invested $1,400,000,000 in public safety, cleanliness, affordability, education, and childcare in fiscal year twenty six.
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And more than $675,000,000 is baseline.
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It is important to highlight that many of these investments are supported by members of this council.
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There is no end to what we can achieve together for our communities, for our city, and for our future.