{"id":326127,"date":"2021-08-17T01:51:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T22:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nys-rent-relief-program-has-helped-just-7k-families-audit-finds\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T01:51:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T22:51:19","slug":"nys-rent-relief-program-has-helped-just-7k-families-audit-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nys-rent-relief-program-has-helped-just-7k-families-audit-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY&#8217;s rent relief program has helped just 7K families, audit finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NY&#8217;s rent relief program has helped just 7K families, audit finds<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>New York State\u2019s federally funded program to rescue renters hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic has helped just 7,000 families and awarded less than $100 million so far \u2014 just a fraction of what\u2019s available, a blistering new audit revealed Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The report from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli revealed that was just a mere fraction of the 168,000 families that have <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied for assistance so far and that officials have handed out less than 4 percent of the $2.6 billion the state received from the feds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are billions in federal aid to help renters who fell behind on payments in the pandemic, but this money isn\u2019t getting to them,\u201d said DiNapoli in a statement. \u201cThe state can and must do a better job getting this aid into the hands of New Yorkers that could face evictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report comes as critics and tenant activists ramp up their demands on soon-to-depart Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fix the program, calls that grew louder after the US Supreme Court last week knocked down a key piece of the state\u2019s current evictions moratorium. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is enormous need from tenants who fear losing their homes and landlords who need rental assistance to keep their buildings running,\u201d said Judith Goldiner, the top attorney at the Legal Aid Society. \u201cAnd it\u2019s simply horrifying that months after applications began only 7,000 households have gotten rent paid.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/nyc-apts-071.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The audit also found that only 4 percent of the $2.6 billion in federal funds given to the state have been used.\" class=\"wp-image-19148410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/nyc-apts-071.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/nyc-apts-071.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/nyc-apts-071.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The audit also found that only 4 percent of the $2.6 billion in federal funds given to the state have been used.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jeenah Moon\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, DiNapoli\u2019s audit revealed a slew of other shortcomings, including that Gov. Cuomo\u2019s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance did not translate the application into key languages \u2014 including Korean, Bengali, French and Italian. <\/p>\n<p>And, it reported that OTDA botched its recent effort to simplify cumbersome paperwork requirements for the application by failing to provide the instructional materials to match. <\/p>\n<p>DiNapoli did credit the Cuomo administration\u2019s recent decision to platoon 350 \u2018\u201dvolunteer\u201d state employees to the program in an attempt to tackle the apparent backlog, but said it remained unclear if the effort would prove effective. <\/p>\n<p>New York is at risk of losing the federal aid unless it gets the money out the door before September 30, which is just six weeks away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we will review the Comptroller\u2019s findings and are always searching for ways to improve this program, we are dismayed that this report does not accurately reflect the stabilizing impact the program is having for renters and landlords alike,\u201d said OTDA spokesman Justin Mason. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/cuomo-074-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance also didn't provide translations of the application into several commons languages.\" class=\"wp-image-19148435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/cuomo-074-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/cuomo-074-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/cuomo-074-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance also didn\u2019t provide translations of the application into several common languages.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Carlo Allegri\/Pool Photo via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mason added that the state has provisionally approved another 38,000 applications, worth $525 million, though it has yet to cut the checks. Those payments, he added, will help the state meet the feds\u2019 $780 million threshold to avoid losing the aid. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a half-dozen lawmakers on Monday called for the Legislature to return to Albany for an emergency session to pass a new eviction moratorium in the aftermath of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision last week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRent relief distribution has thus far been inadequate, and COVID-19 continues to spread at an exponential rate,\u201d read, in part, the statement signed by state Senators Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn) and Jabari Brisport (D-Brooklyn), Assemblywomen Phara Souffrant Forrest (D-Brooklyn), Marcela Mitaynes (D-Brooklyn), Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens).\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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