New Yorkers in youth homeless shelters would finally get credit for time spent there instead of having to enter the chaotic and dangerous adult system to receive housing vouchers.
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Buried in an already disheartening article about how homeless Americans are struggling to get their stimulus checks is an even more depressing accusation: finance bros are offering to help homeless people get stimulus payments, not out of the goodness of their heart, but in exchange for a hefty fee.
$1,400 Stimulus Check Problem: Those Who Need It Most Might Not Get It
New York’s Department of Social Services told the Times that they are working to help New Yorkers, including the homeless, to ultimately receive their stimulus checks.
A big part of the theory behind the American Rescue Plan, with its $1,400 checks and other provisions, is to help those most in need of help. But a catch-22 is that it’s proven quite a challenge to distribute the checks to those who are homeless.
According to a New York Times analysis published earlier this month, there are several practical reasons why distribution to the homeless has been difficult. Distributing the checks requires either sending them to a physical address or sending them to a bank account.