"The Mamdani administration is backtracking on a campaign commitment to expand eligibility for the city's housing voucher program."
""We got the promise of how this is going to be a new era in City Hall and in New York City, but it feels like the mayor is replicating similar failures from previous administrations in not really being bold and centering solutions ... that can actually help us put a dent on the mass homelessness crisis," said Adolfo Abreu, housing campaigns director at VOCAL-NY, a group that organizes with people in shelters."
"CityFHEPS currently serves over 65,000 households-making it the second largest voucher program in the country. Its budget soared to $1.25 billion last fiscal year, a five-fold increase since 2021."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to expand eligibility for CityFHEPS but is now backtracking and pursuing a settlement in the Council lawsuit rather than fully implementing the expansion. Advocates seek broader eligibility to include higher-income households and people facing eviction. The administration faces a $7 billion city budget deficit and rising CityFHEPS costs; the program serves over 65,000 households and cost $1.25 billion last fiscal year. Comptroller estimates cited a potential $6 billion to $20 billion increase in the deficit over five years if the Council expansion is implemented. The administration frames the settlement as balancing housing needs and fiscal sustainability.
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