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Published on Apr 12, 2023 by Yvonne Peña
NYC has increased the rental assistance provided under the CityFHEPS and FHEPS programs. Rental amounts now match NYCHA’s Section 8 Voucher payment standards levels. The new amounts went into effect on January 1, 2023, for CityFHEPS and at the end of January 2023 for FHEPS. NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA), which administers both FHEPS and CityFHEPS, [...]
Published on Apr 12, 2023 by Yvonne Peña
The NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) has extended the temporary policy change of not requiring a housing court case for eligibility of FHEPS (Family Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement) and CityFHEPS (City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement) to December 31, 2023. Households in the community at risk of homelessness (that is, not residing in a [...]
Published on Feb 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration for another 90 days effective February 9, 2023. This will be the final extension of the COVID-19 pandemic. The states will have these last 90 days to prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, which will [...]
Published on Feb 1, 2023 by Leslie Bailey
Since April 2020, the Benefits Plus Learning Center has been current on the changes to policy and procedures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the height of the pandemic there were many federal and state waivers to provide greater flexibility in the application process for cash benefit programs. However, many of these waivers have [...]

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