In December 1994, just prior to the implementation of welfare reform initiatives, nearly 80 percent of New York City's food stamp recipients also received public assistance. For the most part, New York's
Food Stamp program was an extension of public assistance, with the vast majority of recipients enrolling in both programs at the same time.
This 2008 report focuses on the allocation and uses of resources for various competing budget priorities. Listed in this report are the various options available for saving money and raising revenue, as well as the weighed/approximated costs and benefits for each option.
NYC provides financial support to the Health and Hospitals Corporation. Changes in state Medicaid policy allowed the ctiy to provide more Medicaid payments to the hospital agency. IBO provides information about the Corporation.
The Department of Education's 2005-2009 five year capital plan intended to add more seats and repair and upgrade school buildings. IBO invesitgates the costs of the plan as it changes.
This report provides IBO's analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2009 and Financial Plan through 2012. The report includes our own economic and revenue forecasts and examines the Bloomberg
Administration's key budget proposals. It also highlights some of the fiscal issues facing the city, questions that become increasingly difficult as resources become more scarce.
Before Mayor Bloomberg established the 311 call line, the city relied on 40 help lines in order to handle complaints. IBO reviews the amount of spending for 311 call lines and provides more information on the call center.
Appendix - Methodological Notes - Provides background information and additional detail regarding the assumptions and methodology used in IBO's analysis of the Chapter 96 reopener legislation.
The legislature in Albany is currently considering a bill that would allow certain public emploees to retire at age 55 rather than 62 without a loss in pension benefits. IBO estimates that the bill would
increase the city's pension and fringe benefit costs by $68.1 million in the first year after accounting for savings from hiring entry-level replacements.
This report summarizes the effects of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to reduce homelessness in the city. The Mayor expanded homelessness prevention efforts as an attempt to decrease the number of people in the city's homeless shelters. The savings on shelter costs will be used to further fund prevention. However, despite these efforts, the number of homeless families in the city has risen, and spending on both prevention and shelters have grown.
This supplement provides further information to accompany Inside the Budget No. 157, which summarized the effects of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to reduce homelessness in the city. This report lists the amount of homelessness prevention spending that is provided by agencies and programs. These agencies and programs include the Human Resources Administration, the Department of Homeless Services, the Administration for Children's Services, and legal assistance contracts.
This report summarizes the City and State's response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA's) request for more city and state aid. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Govenor David Paterson agree that the city and state already provides the MTA with an ample amount of aid; if this request is filled, it will further City Hall and Albany's fiscal difficulties. This report delineates the different funding streams that affect the MTA and provides background on how their current levels of aid are determined.
This IBO report examines the distribution of ICIP benefits and describes the programmatic changes between ICIP and the new Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program.
After examining the information during fiscal year 2008, IBO presents its economic outlook for the year 2009, claiming that there will be a decease in jobs and an increase in the budget gap.
IBO investigates the reason why there was an increase in the cost of Yankee Stadium-related parks. This report includes the background and facilities of the parks.
The City of New York faces financial pitfalls going into the next Fiscal Year, forcing the City to find and implement solutions that will increase savings and revenues. This report details over fifty financial options the City can take to improve its economic state. In addition, New York City's Independent Budget Office presents arguments for and against implementing each of these options. The goal is to analyze each option to figure out the best solution for the City.
This report, by the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO), analyzes the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2010 and Financial Plan through 2013. The IBO compares their economic and revenue forecasts against the Mayor's, as well as examines his key budget proposals.
This Independent Budget Office report focuses on the Mayor's executive budget plan for 2010. Included is an overview of the state of the economy and analyses of the plan and current expenditures. Information is provided on revenue as well, and current actions taken that affect the budget plan.