Eligibility for access to any form of assistance is often restricted to people who can prove they have been homeless for at least 30 days and have no assets. Government benefits like food stamps or low-income housing are based on total assets and total income. Every penny received during a ...
“Koch’s plan did more to provide affordable housing than any other program,” Sribnick told me, while hastening to add that it did not do enough. Sribnick also said that in the new millenium, the positive legacy of Housing New York has been badly diluted by a series of ambitious but...
Eligibility required a serious medical condition and for the patient's medical provider to answer “no” to the question “Would you be surprised if this patient were not alive in one year?” Interviews explored symptoms using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Survey. Symptoms were compared with ...
However, like many in his situation, he traveled through numerous hoops to access housing, but due to misinformation about eligibility, he stayed housed in a tent. “They told me here at the [City’s Tent shelter] that nobody will give you housing assistance without a verifiable income. So...