The city wants landlords who provide emergency shelter to homeless families to cut their rents by as much as half.
Department of Homeless Services aides say the city is in talks with providers to introduce a cap of $1,500 — a move that’s projected to save the city $60.1 million in the 2015 fiscal year. Many landlords are now getting as much as $3,000 a month.
The savings would go toward rental subsidies to the most vulnerable families — which includes the chronically homeless and the disabled homeless.
The city provides shelter for more than 53,000 adults and children each night.
Human Resources Administration officials also said they’re seeking to cut families some slack before their benefits get yanked, by providing up to five excused absences from meetings required for recertification as homeless.