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Council seeks clarity as administration reshapes 15/15 supportive housing plan
Summary
Council members sought numbers and timelines after the administration shifted the 15,000-unit supportive housing plan away from scattered-site production toward more congregate placements; HPD said fewer than 1,500 scattered-site awards have closed and the congregate commitment will extend beyond previous deadlines.
Council members pressed HPD about the city’s 15,000-unit supportive housing ambition and a recent shift the administration described as accelerating congregate placements.
Council Member Pierina Sanchez asked HPD to clarify how the executive plan’s additional funding for supportive housing would be applied to the mayor’s 15/15 commitment. Acting Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said the executive budget adds roughly $46.6 million in FY27–FY29 to support conversion of supportive units; HPD and the administration plan to begin implementation quickly. Tigani described a change in emphasis: a reallocation that moves capacity from scattered-site units to more congregate units and said the congregate commitment will not be completed on the timeline the mayor previously announced for 2028.
The committee pressed HPD for counts. Tigani said less than 20% of the original scattered-site commitment has been awarded and that the agency has approved roughly 1,300 scattered-site apartments to date (HPD staff characterized that number as “approximately 1,300,” noting it is HRSA/administration-tracked). He said the reallocation would add roughly 5,800 congregate placements to the plan as the administration reconfigures implementation.
Council members asked for a timeline. HPD officials said they were still evaluating pipeline timing and said congregate construction and conversions will extend past the earlier 2028 target; they offered to supply a more detailed schedule and pipeline list after the hearing.
Why it matters: Supportive housing is a central tool for placing people experiencing chronic homelessness into stable settings; changes to the mix of scattered-site versus congregate units affect where residents live and how services are delivered.
What’s next: Council members asked HPD to deliver updated counts by program type and a timeline for when congregate and scattered-site units will be available.
