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Homeless households moved into a newly constructed unit
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Homeless households moved into newly built units have more than doubled since fiscal 2022. HPD attributes this mainly to a rising number of 'volunteer' units — market-and-affordable apartments not originally set aside for homeless placements that landlords opt into — encouraged by the Augmented CityFHEPS rental voucher, which subsidizes rent for certain middle-income units filled through HPD's homeless placement process.
Researched July 15, 2026 — HPD, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report, HPD, Fiscal 2024 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 1,574 unit |
| FY23 | 1,989 unit |
| FY24 | 3,371 unit |
| FY25 | 3,743 unit |
| FY26 (YTD) | Not available |
Why this is tracked
HPD runs the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, which made up about 80 percent of the rental assistance HPD administered as of late 2024, serving over 36,000 households at an average monthly cost per unit of roughly $1,408. It also administers CityFHEPS, a city-funded voucher for families with children on cash assistance who are at risk of eviction or have lost housing due to domestic violence or health and safety issues; unlike the federally funded Section 8 program, CityFHEPS has no waitlist, so eligible applicants receive it without waiting years. Together these programs are a major part of how the city tries to keep low-income households housed rather than in shelter.
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers - Office of the New York State Comptroller, Housing Vouchers 101 - NYC Anti-Violence Project
Source: Division of Housing Opportunity (DHO) — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported pmmr/mmr.
Definition: Number of homeless households that moved into a new construction unit through HPS.