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Rental vouchers: who can get them and how in New York

'08.11.2021'

Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin

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New York has adopted new rules for financial assistance in rental housing. They will dramatically increase the number of New Yorkers eligible for municipal housing vouchers. city ​​limits.

Previously, New Yorkers could receive housing vouchers to cover the cost of renting housing in the city for a maximum of five years. The new rules, published on October 29, remove this restriction. Housing vouchers from the City's Department of Housing Safety (CityFHEPS) can now be obtained for more than five years if the household income is up to 80 percent of the regional median income. Currently, in New York City, this amount is $ 66 per person, or $ 880 for a family of three.

In May, the City Council voted to link the cost of the CityFHEPS housing voucher to higher Section 8 assistance rates. Section 8 Federal Housing Program provides very low income families with assistance to rent safe and clean housing. Housing can include single family homes, townhouses, and apartments and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects. Linking the city's housing voucher program to federal Section 8 aid amounts increased the amount of vouchers. These changes took effect on September 1, 2021.

In New York, Section 8 covers rentals for one-bedroom apartments at $ 1 per month and two-bedroom apartments for $ 945. Before CityFHEPS vouchers vaccinated under Section 8, they only covered rent of $ 1 a month for one adult and $ 265 for a family of three or four. According to a survey of rental prices conducted by real estate website RentHop, these amounts have not kept pace with the average apartment prices in each area of ​​the city.

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How CityFHEPS vouchers work

Voucher holders pay a “family share” for rent - no more than 30% of income - and the subsidy covers the remainder of the monthly rent.

Lawyers say these vouchers can help thousands of New Yorkers get permanent housing. As of the end of October, more than 46 New Yorkers were living in Department of Homelessness (DHS) shelters, according to city data. These are 000 families with 8 children. Both the homeless living in shelters and those who spend the night on the streets of the city are eligible to receive CityFHEPS vouchers.

Updating the rules

The new rules will take effect in December. In addition to removing the 5-year limit, CityFHEPS will also be able to cover mid-year rent increases in rent-regulated apartments. This is an important adjustment after the City Council on Rent Guidelines voted in June to increase rents in such apartments by 1,5% in the second half of new annual contracts.

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