Committee on General Welfare · Dec 3, 2025
Wednesdayat least 4 h 34 min5 officials identifiedRoll call: 8 present, 1 absent (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
The Committee on General Welfare opened an oversight hearing on the administration of the city’s CityFHEPS program and heard bills Intro 1366, 1430, 1458, 1459 and 1477.
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What happened
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- The Committee on General Welfare opened an oversight hearing on the administration of the city’s CityFHEPS program and heard bills Intro 1366, 1430, 1458, 1459 and 1477.11:36rec. 2
- Officials from the Human Resources Administration and the Department of Social Services testified on CityFHEPS and on the bills being heard.21:26rec. 2
- Councilmember Stevens asked the administration why CityFHEPS vouchers have not been expanded to homeless runaway youth.1:12:58rec. 2
Quotes
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I will speak to the new administration. Because I will not be having this conversation for the next 4 years. Give young people access to the vouchers so we can stop the cycle of homelessness for these young people so that they are not in DSS shelters 6 months later and they’re there and coming in and out.Althea V. Stevens · District 161:18:44rec. 2
When it comes to landlord participation and payment delays, many landlords cite late payments, administrative burdens, communication challenges as reasons they do not accept CityFHEPS vouchers.Chris Banks · District 421:22:10rec. 2
Not necessarily in the units, but there have been some questionable people that have taken over the building. And so in the conversation, I brought up the possibility of working with the city and leasing up those units to, you know, families coming out of shelter.Diana I. Ayala · Chair · Council1:43:27rec. 2
Who spoke
5 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Diana I. AyalaChair · Council · 35 minFirst speaks at 11:36rec. 2
- Lincoln RestlerDistrict 33 · 7.1 minFirst speaks at 55:01rec. 2
- Althea V. StevensDistrict 16 · 4.7 minFirst speaks at 1:12:58rec. 2
- Chris BanksDistrict 42 · 3.9 minFirst speaks at 1:19:10rec. 2
- Alexa AvilésDistrict 38 · 3.5 minFirst speaks at 1:06:34rec. 2
Roll call: 8 present, 0 excused, 1 absent. From the clerk
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Hamlet, “Committee on General Welfare, Dec 3, 2025: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/general-welfare/meetings/2025-12-03. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Dec 3, 2025.