Reporting on senior veterans and social service and affordable housing programs for veterans.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on senior veterans and social service and affordable housing programs for veterans

This bill would amend Local Law 44 of 2019 to require the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) to include in its annual report data about the number of senior veterans DVS serves, as well the number of inquiries received by DVS from veterans regarding social service programs, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the New York State veteran property tax exemption; and affordable housing programs, such as those run through the New York Housing Authority and the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development.