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NYC spends as much per homeless person as median income
- A New York State Comptroller report found last year that New York City spent roughly $81,228 per unsheltered homeless individual in FY 2025, totaling $368 million.
- Rising systemwide costs explain part of the increase, as the unsheltered population rose from 3,588 in FY 2019 to 4,504 in FY 2025, reflecting spending on shelters, medical care, and administration.
- State auditors said they cannot assess effectiveness because the Department of Homeless Services does not report expenses clearly, while prior probes flagged governance issues at New York City nonprofit shelter providers.
- Given the New York State Comptroller's Office findings, the report urges adding basic metrics to the Mayor's Management Report to address efficiency and accountability questions amid increased homelessness spending by Mayor's Office.
- City projections show per‑person costs rising to ~$97K in FY 2026, and exclusions such as supportive housing and unsheltered individuals complicate comparisons.
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A Warning for Maine: NYC Spent $81,700 Per Homeless Person Last Year
NEW YORK – A new report out of New York is offering Maine lawmakers a costly warning: homelessness policy can devour taxpayer dollars fast, especially when government spends heavily but cannot clearly show the results. According to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, New York City’s Department of Homeless Services spent nearly $368 million in [...] The post A Warning for Maine: NYC Spent $81,700 Per Homeless Person Last Year appeared fir…
NYC Spends More Per Homeless Person $81,700 - Than New Yorkers Earn
New York City spent more per homeless person than the median income $81,700 Legal plunder and it’s still not enougj, Mamdani is raising our taxes. New York City spent MORE per HOMELESS PERSON than the MEDIAN INCOME $81,700 They’re robbing us blind pic.twitter.com/URFFASiIZc — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 20, 2026 MORE THAN TRIPLED: New York City is now shelling out $81,700 per person in homelessness spending, passing the city's median …
N.Y. State Comptroller: NYC spending on unsheltered homeless soared to $81K per person last year
A sweeping recent report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli revealed that New York City’s spending on services for the unsheltered homeless population has more than tripled since 2019, reaching an estimated $81,700 per person in the 2025 fiscal year.
Shocking report shows NYC spends more per homeless person than the average NYer MAKES PER YEAR, and it keeps getting worse
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!🚨 BREAKING: New York voters are now furious that NYC is spending more PER HOMELESS PERSON than the *median income* at $81,700Homeless spending has SURGED from $102M to now over $368M in just 6 years!This is freaking ludicrous. I bet a LOT of it is fraud.NY must wake up! pic.twitter.com/6wGywlkVRD— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 19, 2026 Why does it always se…
Blue state homeless woes are completely out of control · American Wire News
The leftist utopia of New York City (NYC) is reportedly spending almost $100,000 annually per homeless person, though according to leftist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, even this isn’t enough. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli just released a report revealing that the city’s homelessness spending has skyrocketed from $28,000 annually per homeless person six years ago to $81,700 annually per homeless person last year, according to the New York Post…
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