Dalton discusses Intro 100 lease-up time reporting
Dalton says Intro 100 would require annual reporting on average time to secure housing after receiving a voucher. She supports transparency but wants further discussion on metric interpretation and notes factors like low vacancy rates and geographic constraints.
Introduction 100, sponsored by Councilmember Brewer, would require the Department of Social Services to
annually submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and to include in the Mayor's Management Report the average time it takes for an individual to secure housing after receiving a voucher.
We share the aim of advancing transparency through timely and accurate reporting of relevant data.
We are able to report on the metric proposed in the legislation, but we hope to have further discussion with the bill sponsor around the interpretation of these metrics and whether they are the best metrics to use to assess the CityFEP's program.
There are numerous factors impacting timelines from time of receipt of an issue.
shopping letter to move out, including a historically low vacancy rate for affordable permanent housing units.
For instance, a survivor of domestic violence may be limited geographically to ensure safety.
Another household may be focused on finding housing in a particular borough due to the location of their child's school and health services.
In addition to the challenges posed by attempting to gain general insights from a nuanced metric, DSS already reports on various metrics, including Local Law 79, length of stay reporting
for rental assistance programs, and we would like to explore whether the sponsor feels the benefit of, explore with the sponsor the benefit of adding this additional metric.