The city agency tasked with serving New York City’s most vulnerable adults has rejected 95% of the people referred to it for assistance this year, officials said Wednesday.
Administrators from the city’s Adult Protective Services program testified about the agency’s rising rejection rate at a City Council hearing organized in response to a series of reports by Gothamist . The reporting revealed how tens of thousands of New Yorkers in need have been found ineligible for support in recent years.
Agency staff step in to arrange medical care, housing help and other support for people whose mental or physical impairments make them susceptible to abuse, exploitation and financial problems, including eviction…