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State Data Overview
Across New York, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions
Housing Profiles
New York
Key Facts
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986,369 OR 28%
Renter households that are extremely low-income
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-640,223
Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low-income renters
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$33,360
Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household
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$100,804
Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent (FMR)
Impact on Low-Wage Workers
A minimum wage worker would need to work:
- 108 hours per week or 2.7 full-time jobs to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
- 121 hours per week or 3.0 full-time jobs to afford a 2-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
Most Expensive Areas 2-Bedroom Housing Wage New York HMFA $55.96 Nassau-Suffolk HMFA $52.83 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh MSA $38.06 Kingston MSA $34.96 Ithaca MSA $33.71 Common Occupations Median Hourly Wage Nursing Assistants $24.01 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $20.58 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $19.58 Retail Salespersons $18.63 Fast Food and Counter Workers $17.42 Solutions
- Provide significant resources to build and preserve homes affordable to renters with the lowest incomes through investments in public housing and the national Housing Trust Fund
- Encourage states and local communities to reform zoning and land use regulations that prevent housing from being built and push up housing costs
- Bridge the gap between incomes and housing costs by expanding rental assistance so that it is universally available to all eligible households or consider other innovative approaches, such as a fully refundable renters’ tax credit
- Prevent evictions and homelessness by creating permanent tools, such as emergency rental assistance, to help stabilize families in crisis
- Other federal housing resources, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, should be reformed to better address the shortage of rental housing affordable to the lowest-income households.
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State Level Partners
NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer
Zenayah Roaché
State PartnersCoalition for the Homeless
129 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038
P (212) 776-2000
F (212) 964-1303
www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
Will Watts, Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy
[email protected]Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of New York State
126 State Street
Suite 302
Albany, NY 12207
P 518-432-6757
F 518-432-6758
www.npcnys.org
Mark Streb, Executive Director
[email protected]New York State Rural Housing Coalition
300 Great Oaks Boulevard
Suite 300
Albany, NY 12203
P 518-458-8696
F 518-458-8896
www.ruralhousing.org
Michael J. Borges, Executive Director
[email protected]Tenants and Neighbors
255 West 36th Street
Suite 505
New York, NY 10018
P 212-608-4320
www.tandn.org
Genesis Aquino, Executive Director
[email protected]Supportive Housing Network of New York
247 West 37th Street
18th floor
New York, NY 10018
P 646-619-9640 (New York City Office)
P 518-465-3233
www.shnny.org
Pascale Leone, Executive Director
[email protected]Tierra Labrada, Associate Director of Advocacy and Outreach
[email protected]New York Housing Conference
588 Broadway, Ste. 1208
New York, NY 10012
P: 212-697-1640
https://thenyhc.org/
Rachel Fee, Executive Director
[email protected]
Brendan Cheney, Director of Policy and Communications
[email protected]
Shakti Robbins-Cubas, Housing Policy Analyst
[email protected]Become an NLIHC State Partner
NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.
Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]
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Housing Trust FundHTF Implementation Information
NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved. Email Tori Bourret with any questions.
Current Year HTF Allocation$80,290,281
HTF State Resources2020
Draft Annual Action Plan, HTF Allocation Plan on page 96 (PDF)
2019
Draft Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on pages 81-99 (PDF)
2018
Program description (PDF)
Multifamily Open Window (including HTF) NOFA (PDF)
Multifamily Open Window (including HTF) RFP (PDF)
Draft Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on pages 82-92 (PDF)
Final Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on pages 101-109 (PDF)
2017
Draft Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation information throughout (PDF)
HTF Term Sheet (PDF)
2016
HUD-approved 2016 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Funding and Operating ELI Housing webinar slides dated Jul 12, 2016 (PDF)
New York-specific model HTF Allocation Plan by NLIHC dated June 2016 (PDF)
New York-specific HTF Allocation Plan advocacy webinar slides by NLIHC dated June 2016 (PDF)
New York-specific HTF Allocation Plan advocacy webinar recording by NLIHC dated June 2016 (MP4)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (PDF)
State Designated EntityState Entity Webpage
Homes and Community RenewalOfficial Directly Involved with HTF ImplementationFatima Doukoure
[email protected]Patrick Love
[email protected]Jason Pearson
Vice President, Multifamily Initiatives
212-872-0470
[email protected]NHTF-specific Page
No direct NHTF links
Modest NHTF information at Homes and Community Renewal
Under Multifamily Finance 4% Program Materials, “Term Sheets”Annual Action Plans
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ResourcesResources
Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: New York (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: New York (PDF)
Research and Data
National Housing Preservation Database
The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.
Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing
Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In New York and Nationwide
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In New York and Nationwide
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