New York City is providing migrant families up to $4,000 each to depart city shelters and secure permanent housing.
“The NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) offered 150 families cash assistance through the Asylee Moveout Assistance (AMA), a pilot created in December last year to help find permanent housing for asylum seekers,” Fox News reports.
JUST IN: NYC DHHS is now giving $4,000 cash assistance to migrant families who are in shelters and seeking permanent housing. So far 150 families have been paid out.
The money is coming directly from DHHS, and the main requirement is that it’s only eligible for non US… pic.twitter.com/YECFeEb1R0
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Travis
Per Fox News:
The pilot was launched in partnership with some city shelters providing services for asylum seekers.
“The city is using every tool at its disposal to implement innovative and cost-effective solutions to help recently-arrived asylum seekers residing in shelters take the next steps in their journey,” a Department of Social Services (DSS) spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
DHS officials in December started dispensing $4000 to 150 households who live in the city’s emergency DHS shelters.
“Since December, DSS has been working with a few not-for-profit providers operating emergency sites to pilot a new effort to reduce barriers to obtaining housing by helping asylum-seeking families who have identified permanent housing with the upfront cost of moving into their new home,” the DSS spokesperson said.
Migrant families receive $4000 in grants to aid transition out of NYC shelters…
Why not fly them back home for $400???
#LakeBoss
— Lake Boss
The city Department of Homeless Services has quietly provided 150 migrant families with up to $4,000 each to exit the city shelter system and move into permanent housing, agency officials confirmed to Gothamist. https://t.co/5apz9qZ3IB
— WNYC
(@WNYC) September 3, 2024
NewsNation reports:
The use of city funds comes as the city continues to grapple with high migrant populations. The city is housing about 65,000 migrants in shelters.
The city has accommodated more than 210,000 migrants, mostly asylum-seekers, and has spent more than $5 billion and an average of $372 per night for each household, Gothamist reported.
Qualifying migrants with housing ready can receive one-time grants of up to $4,000 to help pay for moving expenses, security deposits, first and last month’s rent, and other household supplies, the outlet reported.
Families receive up to $1,000 in gift cards for necessary household items, and moving companies, landlords and other merchants are paid directly, according to the city.
But the program also comes amid New York City facing existing high homeless populations among its own residents.
More than 350,000 people were without homes in NYC in June 2024 with 132,293 people sleeping each night in NYC shelters, according to the Coalition for the Homeless.
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