Adams makes it easier to get housing vouchers for migrants living in city shelters

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has lifted the 90-day asylum rule. Thus, the mayor's office hopes to kill two birds with one stone: quickly provide homeless New Yorkers with permanent housing and free up beds in the city's refuges for migrants. New York Post learned the details of these innovations.

Under the 90-day rule, homeless people could only apply for a housing voucher after they had spent at least three months (90 days) in city shelters. New York City housing vouchers are issued under the Family Homelessness and Eviction Protection Supplement (FHEPS). Such a voucher covers part or even the entire cost of renting housing in the city, the money is transferred directly to the homeowners by the program.

The lifting of the “90-day rule” means that many newcomers to the city will be able to apply for a voucher and leave the shelter for permanent housing. In this way, the city can free up space in shelters that are currently unable to cope with the influx of migrants.

Under the decision to end the 90-day rule, families and individuals living in shelters will be able to immediately access city-funded rental assistance.

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What do these edits give

The 90-day rule has been scrapped as part of a package of housing and welfare bills in New York City.

In addition to reducing the length of stay in the shelter, this project:

• makes it easier to apply for a housing voucher;
• raises the minimum income level for participation in the program;
• prohibits landlords from deducting utility bills from the city's rent check.

Learn more about the FHEPS program and apply for a housing voucher here to register:.

Adams acknowledged that the city needs to find "cheaper ways" to accommodate migrants amid the growing crisis, and stressed that City Hall is trying to do so.

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Some statistics

According to the latest data, there are currently 80 people (613 adults and 53 children) living in New York City shelters. A year ago, there were 643 people in shelters (26 adults and 970 children).

After the abolition of the “90-day rule”, many of them will be able to receive vouchers and rent themselves, albeit with the help of the city, permanent housing. Houseing a family in a shelter for three months costs the city's taxpayers about $17, according to City Council data, while a three-month voucher costs $000.