New York City Emergency Housing Assistance Monthly Statistics

Monthly statistics detail utilization of and applications for multi-agency emergency housing assistance, as mandated by Local Law 37 of 2011. The dataset is provided by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in August 2023, though it is now a historical record. It covers categories like Families with Children, Single Men, Single Women, and Adult Families.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Adult Families and Single Adults counts over time using the Data Period column.
• Compare program utilization across different Agencies and Facility or Program Type categories.
• Assess the demographic composition of assistance recipients by aggregating Total Children, Total Adults on Families, and Total Single Adults.
• Track monthly application volumes and service usage for categories like Families with Children and Single Women.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 14 distinct columns for detailed breakdowns.
• Provides historical baseline for comparison with newer Local Law 79 data.

Limitations

• Dataset is no longer updated, limiting analysis to historical periods only.
• Unknown row count and sample size prevent assessment of statistical significance.
• Lacks granular demographic details beyond broad categories like Single Men or Adult Families.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Administrative reporting mandated by Local Law 37 of 2011.

Time Range

Monthly periods, specific range unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-08-04; no longer updated.

Geography

New York City, USA.