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Chair (Chairperson Hudson) opened the FY27 preliminary budget hearing for the General Welfare Committee and said the session will cover Human Resources Administration (HRA/HA) and Department of Homeless Services (DHS) testimony under Department of Social Services (DSS). The city's $127 billion preliminary budget and DSS's $19.26 billion share (broken into $14.62B for HRA and $4.63B for DHS) were noted.
New York City Council General Welfare Committee held a preliminary FY27 budget hearing focused on the Department of Social Services (DSS), including testimony from DSS Commissioner Aaron Dalton and senior agency officials about HR/HRA and DHS budgets, the effects of the federal HR1 changes on SNAP and Medicaid, rising shelter costs and census, staffing and vacancy challenges, the expansion and costs of the City FEPS voucher program, and a substantial public-comment period emphasizing food insecurity, legal services, and transit affordability.
