Local Law 79/2022 and 136/2024 Temporary Housing Assistance Report provides a monthly overview of emergency housing assistance usage in New York City. The dataset tracks metrics like utilization of multi-agency emergency housing assistance and exits from city-administered facilities. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in shelter occupancy by demographic groups using columns like 'Single Men', 'Single Women', 'Families with Children', and 'Total Children' over the 'Data Period'.
- Compare emergency housing program utilization across different 'Agency' and 'Facility or Program Type' categories.
- Monitor the impact of Local Law 136 on reporting for 'Runaway and Homeless Youth' and domestic violence shelters.
- Assess gender demographics in single-adult shelter populations using 'Single Men', 'Single Women', and 'Anyone of Another Gender' columns.
Strengths
- Data is reported monthly as mandated by Local Law 79 of 2022 and Local Law 136 of 2024.
- Contains at least 17 distinct columns for detailed demographic and programmatic breakdowns.
Limitations
- Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset scale.
- Specific geographic coverage within New York City is not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cityofnewyork.us, the official open data portal for New York City.
- Collection Method
- Agency-reported data mandated by NYC Administrative Code sections 3-11.6 via Local Laws 79/2022 and 136/2024.
- Time Range
- Monthly data; specific start date is null.
- Freshness
- Updated monthly; last update was April 2026.
- Geography
- New York City, USA.