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CityFEPs changes and "CRIB" pilot: DSS proposes higher tenant share after year six and a pilot to reduce births in shelter
Summary
DSS said it will propose changing CityFEPs baseline household contribution for sixth-year renewals from 30% to 40% for households with earned income and launch a pilot (CRIB) aiming to reduce births in shelter; the agency said the change is part of a package of cost-control measures and that the pilot will begin this summer.
DSS Commissioner Molly Wasow Park told the Council that the administration plans a set of changes to the City Family Eviction Prevention Subsidy (CityFEPs) to limit program growth and promote long-term sustainability. The most prominent proposal in the recently published rule package would change the baseline tenant contribution for households renewing in their sixth year from 30% of income to 40% for households with earned income.
"This is one of only several changes that DSS is making to the program to address the significant growth in costs and ensure the program is sustainable going forward," Park said. The…
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