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June 14, 2012, 10:16 p.m. ET
After funding cutbacks ended a New York City rental-assistance program earlier this year, hundreds of recipients—most of them children—have returned to the homeless shelter system, according to city statistics.
The program, called Advantage, came to a halt in February. At the time, upward of 18,700 people made up the 6,482 households that were receiving rent subsidies.
Since then, nearly 500 people, 300 of them children, have found their way back into shelters, officials said.
Both city officials and homeless advocates expect the number to grow significantly. The city estimates nearly 1,000 families could return to city homeless shelters by year's end, while a new study to be released Friday from the Coalition for the Homeless estimates 3,000 Advantage families will return this year, with 2,000 of those returning as a direct result of the payments ending.
The increase comes as the shelter system is already grappling with record numbers of homeless. As of April, there were 43,000 people, including 17,000 children, sleeping each night in city shelters
READ MORE Homeless Shelter Population on Rise After Rental Aid Is Halted - WSJ.com
After funding cutbacks ended a New York City rental-assistance program earlier this year, hundreds of recipients—most of them children—have returned to the homeless shelter system, according to city statistics.
The program, called Advantage, came to a halt in February. At the time, upward of 18,700 people made up the 6,482 households that were receiving rent subsidies.
Since then, nearly 500 people, 300 of them children, have found their way back into shelters, officials said.
Both city officials and homeless advocates expect the number to grow significantly. The city estimates nearly 1,000 families could return to city homeless shelters by year's end, while a new study to be released Friday from the Coalition for the Homeless estimates 3,000 Advantage families will return this year, with 2,000 of those returning as a direct result of the payments ending.
The increase comes as the shelter system is already grappling with record numbers of homeless. As of April, there were 43,000 people, including 17,000 children, sleeping each night in city shelters
READ MORE Homeless Shelter Population on Rise After Rental Aid Is Halted - WSJ.com
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