Continuing a pattern of cost shifts in recent years, the Governor has proposed a 5 percent cut in state aid for human services programs. See how the reductions would affect aid to the city.
Report on 10/14/19 hearing on regarding topics related to public burials in NYC, including but not limited to: burial assistance program; the feasibility of implementation of a cremation assistance program & public burial in new locations; and the plan for the future operation of Hart Island.
From June 2006 through June 2013, the number of New York City residents receiving food stamps (now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) increased by 71.1 percent, from 1.1 million to 1.9 million.
NYC BY THE NUMBERS: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a surge in unemployment and an increase in government assistance, including cash assistance grants. How much have New York city’s cash assistance rolls grown in recent months?
Among the many spending reductions included in President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget are cuts to federal aid for lowincome individuals and families, including cash assistance, food stamps, and Supplemental Security Income.
The report presents a summary of the activities/ recommendations of the IHAC. This report is accompanied by an annual breakdown of each member agency’s expenditures for housing and services to the homeless in the adopted budget. Representatives of multiple NYC agencies are members on the council.
This is a review of the Jobs-Plus program, which serves residents of public housing and has three core components: 1) employment services in the community, 2) financial incentives that help "make work pay," and 3) community support for work that organizes neighbors to promote be benefits of working.
Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Johnson today announced plans to expand the Fair Fares program, an unprecedented City effort to address poverty through the development of a half-priced MetroCard program for low-income New Yorkers.