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Int 1005-2023

Eligibility requirements for renewals of rental assistance vouchers.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2023-04-27

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2023-04-27Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would prevent the Department of Social Services from imposing any eligibility requirements on CityFHEPS recipients for renewals of their city-funded rental assistance that are additional to the initial eligibility requirements to participate in the program.

Committee on General WelfareHuman Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.

How it compares

30% of similar bills passed

15 passed · 35 died

This bill: 248 days in committee

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Sponsors (8)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-04-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-04-27 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2023-04-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision b of section 21-145 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 71 for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows: b. Eligibility. Subject to [the] appropriation, a household or individual will continue to receive [additional] annual renewals of their vouchers [after the fifth year] in the CityFHEPS rental assistance program if they continue to meet the [requirements set forth in title 68 chapter 10-08 of the rules of the city of New York] initial eligibility requirements established by department by rule. The department may not impose any additional eligibility requirements to receive annual renewals other than requiring the individual or household to establish that the individual or household continues to meet the initial eligibility requirements. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. MM/SM LS #12056 4/12/2023 11:32 AM 1 2