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Seniors and disabled tenants press state to expand SCRE/DRIE: raise income cap, set tenant share at 30%
Summary
Lawmakers heard repeated appeals from advocates and agencies to raise the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRE) and Disabled Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) income limits, index them to inflation, and explore capping tenants' rent share at 30% of income to prevent senior poverty and displacement.
Senators heard appeals from advocates, city and state officials, and community leaders pressing for reforms to the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRE) and Disabled Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE). Witnesses asked the legislature to raise income thresholds, index them for inflation and consider capping household rent contributions to one third of income.
Context from the hearing: Senator Cordell Cleare framed the problem in human terms: “Some people taking 1 pill and they’re supposed to take 2, cutting pills in half because they are trying to make sure they can pay rent,” he said, urging action for aging New Yorkers. Committee members and witnesses documented that the existing SCRE/DRIE rules have not kept pace with cost of living increases and that many enrolled households remain severely…
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