Housing and Community Renewal, Division of
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Mission
The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is responsible for the supervision, maintenance, and development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. DHCR performs a number of activities in fulfillment of this mission, including oversight and regulation of the State’s public and publically assisted rental housing; administration of the State’s rent regulations and protection of rent regulated tenants; and administration of housing development and community preservation programs, including State and Federal grants and loans to housing developers to finance construction and renovation of affordable housing.
Budget Highlights
The FY 2017 Executive Budget recommends $2.2 billion for the Division. This is an increase of $1.5 billion from the FY 2016 Budget. The growth reflects the commitment of $2.0 billion in capital funds for a multi-year statewide investment in affordable housing and services and housing opportunities for the homeless, and full funding for the Office of Rent Administration which administers the New York City Rent Regulation program.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 683 FTEs for the Division, which reflects no change from the FY 2016 Budget.
Major budget actions include:
- Affordable and Homeless Housing Plan. The FY 2017 Executive Budget includes a comprehensive affordable housing and homeless plan to create new housing opportunities for individuals in need of supportive services, and provide resources to support vulnerable population in securing stable housing.
- The Executive Budget utilizes $50 million in excess reserves from the MIF to support the Neighborhood and Rural Preservation Programs and the Rural Rental Assistance Program through the Housing Trust Fund Corporation, as well as homeless housing programs through the Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation.
For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:
Briefing Book – Human Services (PDF)
| Category | Available 2015-16 |
Appropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
Change From 2015-16 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 86,846,000 | 92,513,000 | 5,667,000 | 71,726,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 525,680,965 | 85,101,000 | (440,579,965) | 489,485,965 |
| Capital Projects | 91,200,000 | 2,070,675,000 | 1,979,475,000 | 370,258,000 |
| Total | 703,726,965 | 2,248,289,000 | 1,544,562,035 | 931,469,965 |
| Program | 2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
2016-17 Estimated FTEs 03/31/17 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| F&D - Community Development | |||
| General Fund | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Capital Projects Funds - Federal | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| OHP - Low Income Weatherization | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| OHP - Rent Administration | |||
| General Fund | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 346 | 346 | 0 |
| OHP - Housing | |||
| General Fund | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 68 | 68 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 87 | 87 | 0 |
| OPS - Administration | |||
| General Fund | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Total | 683 | 683 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/13/2016