NYC could save $3B by putting migrants in permanent housing instead of shelters: report
By New York City could save nearly $3 billion by placing migrants in permanent housing with vouchers instead of makeshift emergency shelters, according to a new report.
The jointly-issued study from the New York Immigration Coalition and Win says the city would only pay $72 for a two-bed apartment per night for an asylum-seeking family with vouchers.
It currently shells out roughly $383 each night on average for hotel rooms, the report says.
“New York has the responsibility to provide a permanent housing solution for households regardless of immigration status and should implement the expansion of the vouchers to all New Yorkers,” the report says.
“New York has the legal authority to grant immigrants access to housing vouchers.”
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