The figure doesn't include food, clothing, education, or anything else. Just housing.
So now they're paying people to leave the shelter system. Trouble is, they're paying them 4 thousand dollars. How far do you think 4000 dollars will go for rent in Manhattan?
Do the math. At $370 a night, it'll be 11 days. 4000 dollars is good for 11 days of housing in Manhattan.
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The city has accommodated more than 210,000 migrants, mostly asylum-seekers, in an influx that began in 2022, and has spent more than $5 billion and an average of $372 per night for each household.
So now they're paying people to leave the shelter system. Trouble is, they're paying them 4 thousand dollars. How far do you think 4000 dollars will go for rent in Manhattan?
Do the math. At $370 a night, it'll be 11 days. 4000 dollars is good for 11 days of housing in Manhattan.
NYC offering migrant families up to $4K in grants to find their own housing
The one-time grants are being offered under a pilot program that has been extended to 150 familiars so far.
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