Sentences with phrase «spending on housing homeless»

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Experts warn that councils could choose to spend this on other forms of emergency accommodation, including housing for older people and homeless people.

The protesting organizations dispute those accomplishments, arguing that the Governor dragged his heels on spending for supportive housing to help the previously homeless with additional social service, and moreover the money will only create six thousand units, less than a third of the total need.

The $ 145.3 billion spending plan increases school aid next year by just under $ 1 billion (which school boards say is not enough) and over the next five years commits to build thousands of units of affordable housing for the homeless, contribute $ 8.3 billion to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, spend $ 22 billion on upstate roads and bridges, cut taxes for small businesses and create a rebate for Thruway toll payers.

In his State of the State speech today in Albany, Cuomo laid out plans to spend money on roads, schools, the environment, transportation, homeless shelters and housing.

Homeless individuals and supportive housing advocates have been staging a weekly gathering outside of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Manhattan office, asking Cuomo to follow through on his pledge to spend $ 1.9 billion on 20,000 units of supportive housing.

Among his primary budget items: a $ 20 housing plan — which included $ 10 billion to build 100,000 units of affordable housing and $ 10 billion for housing for the homeless — and also a proposal to spend $ 22 on fixing roads and bridges.

Homeless advocates are disappointed with the apparent failure, in the final hours of the session, to follow through with the bulk of Governor Cuomo's plan to spend $ 2 billion on supportive and affordable housing.

For instance, cities and states spend a ton on homeless shelters, much of which could be avoided if attorneys helped indigent tenants avoid eviction or locate alternative housing and thus never become homeless.