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Committee on General Welfare

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 1:00 PM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2

TL;DR

The Committee on General Welfare introduced four bills aimed at improving the CityFHEPS housing voucher program, which provides rental assistance to eligible New Yorkers. The proposed changes would streamline habitable unit determinations, require reporting on how quickly landlords lease units to voucher holders, speed up application processing, and ensure faster rental assistance payments from the city.

Key Decisions

  • Local Law on habitable dwelling unit procedures for CityFHEPS Introduced
  • Local Law requiring lease-up time reporting for housing vouchers Introduced
  • Local Law on CityFHEPS application response times Introduced
  • Local Law on timing of CityFHEPS rental assistance payments Introduced
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Int 0098-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the procedure for determining that a dwelling unit is habitable for the purposes of the CityFHEPS program
    Introduction
  2. Int 0100-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reporting of lease-up times for housing vouchers
    Introduction
  3. Int 0101-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to CityFHEPS application response times
    Introduction
  4. Int 0641-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to when the department of social services is required to make CityFHEPS rental assistance payments
    Introduction