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Hudson questions on LL130 DV shelter survey data for CY2024

New York City Council · Jun 24, 2026 · starts 1:44:36 · 2 min 59 sec

Hudson asks about Local Law 130 reporting. Rima Rivera reports CY2024 data: 16,318 total survey respondents with 16% identifying as LGBTQI+, including 25% of 114 DVS respondents, 16% of 8,906 cash assistance respondents, 18% of 915 IDNYC respondents, and 15% of 6,383 SNAP respondents.

Crystal Hudson

Local Law 130 of 2021 requires that DSS, quote, complete a review of the services and resources provided to LGBTQI plus

Crystal Hudson

individuals entering domestic violence emergency shelters, including but not limited to efforts aimed at data collection about LGBTQI plus individuals utilizing domestic violence emergency shelter

Crystal Hudson

and shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the city council and post on its website a written report, including the following information.

Crystal Hudson

Quote, how many people were offered the survey and what percent of those offered the survey responded?

Rima Rivera

Thank you for the question.

Rima Rivera

I'm Vima Rivera, Deputy Commissioner for HRA's Domestic Violence Services.

Rima Rivera

So we don't track how many people were offered the survey, but I can tell you that for our submission for calendar year 2024, which was submitted in 2025,

Rima Rivera

There were 16,318 responses to the survey.

Rima Rivera

Of those who responded, 16% identified as LGBTQI+.

Rima Rivera

There were 114 DVS respondents, 25% of whom identified as LGBTQI.

Crystal Hudson

I'm sorry, what was that last number?

Crystal Hudson

114.

Rima Rivera

114.

Rima Rivera

DBS respondents, of which 25% identified as LGBTQI.

Rima Rivera

There were 8,906 cash assistance respondents, of which 16% identified as LGBTQ.

Crystal Hudson

I'm sorry, I'm moving slowly here.

Crystal Hudson

Can you repeat that last number?

Rima Rivera

Sure.

Rima Rivera

There were 8,906 cash assistance respondents.

Crystal Hudson

Okay.

Crystal Hudson

And that percentage was?

Rima Rivera

16%.

Crystal Hudson

16%.

Crystal Hudson

And sorry, the first statistic, 16,318 with 16%, what was that for specifically?

Rima Rivera

How many respondents?

Rima Rivera

Total.

Rima Rivera

Right, in total.

Rima Rivera

Okay.

Rima Rivera

Respondents to the survey.

Crystal Hudson

Okay.

Crystal Hudson

Cash assistance was the last one?

Rima Rivera

There's a couple more.

Rima Rivera

Okay.

Rima Rivera

There was 915 ID NYC respondents.

Rima Rivera

That's 915, of which 18% identified as LGBTQI.

Rima Rivera

And 6,383 SNAP respondents.

Rima Rivera

Of which 15% identified as LGBTQI.

Crystal Hudson

Okay.

Crystal Hudson

Thank you.

Crystal Hudson

That was for calendar year 2024.

Rima Rivera

Right.

Rima Rivera

That was submitted in 2025.

Crystal Hudson

Do you have calendar year 2025?

Rima Rivera

We're in the process of gathering that information.

Crystal Hudson

Okay.

Crystal Hudson

It would be great if you could follow up with us whenever you have that.

Crystal Hudson

When do you usually have that available?

Rima Rivera

Actually, they just reached out to my office a couple of weeks ago.

Rima Rivera

Okay.

Rima Rivera

It's due in August, but they tapped my shoulder.

Crystal Hudson

Okay.

Rima Rivera

As I start gathering.

Crystal Hudson

Okay, great.

Crystal Hudson

Thank you so much.