Zhuang reads Brooks-Powers question on SCHE estimates
Zhuang reads a question from Council Member Brooks-Powers about how many additional homeowners could benefit from raising the SCHE/DHE income ceiling to $75,000, and Shear estimates roughly 5,000 households citywide but doesn't have borough breakdowns.
Yeah, so I have a question from Councilmember Brooks Power.
Her question is, my district in Southeast Queens has one of the highest concentrations of senior black homeowners in the city.
For three and three, how many additional homeowners citywide and by borough does DOF estimate?
Estimate could benefit from raising the ceiling to 75,000.
Our estimate is roughly 5,000 households.
In Southeast Queens?
Citywide.
Citywide.
I don't have a breakdown by borough or by neighborhood for that.
What outreach efforts, especially for the other borough homeowners, could the DOF conduct to ensure that current and potential eligible SHRI recipients are aware of increased examination
percentage valuable under this bill?
Yes, well, I do want to again point back to our existing significant outreach efforts that we've been discussing, the 220 events
annually, the work with MOPD, Department of Aging, but we also
in connection with this bill, Intro 978A, are having conversations with the Office of Management and Budget regarding what resources
would be needed to get the word out and to process the additional applications that we would expect.
Okay.