New York City has an emergency rental assistance program to help New Yorkers avoid homelessness that’s funded by your tax dollars.
A new survey, however, found that some people in the program are missing out on housing opportunities due to mismanagement.
Program participants report application delays, late payments
The nonprofit Unlock NYC recently surveyed people who get assistance from the city’s Human Resources Administration (HRA), which provides rental assistance and broker fees to help New Yorkers move out of homeless shelters.
Their new report says 42% of the people surveyed said the agency doesn’t respond when they need help. Half said they lost housing opportunities due to application delays, and 25% said they were at risk of eviction due to a late HRA payment to their landlord…