New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program Reports

The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance was required to produce reports on the operations of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The following jurisdictions were allocated funding for emergency rental assistance directly from the federal government and opted to participate in the New York Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Albany County, Dutchess County, Erie County, Nassau County, New York City (includes Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond), Niagara County, Oneida County, Orange County, Rockland County, Saratoga County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, City of Buffalo, Town of Babylon, Town of Brookhaven, Town of Huntington, and Town of North Hempstead. The following jurisdictions that originally opted to administer their own programs certified to the State that they had obligated all of the funds that they received directly from the Federal government and were able to participate in the State-administered program thereafter. Residents of these jurisdictions were eligible for assistance from the State-administered program as of the dates noted below.

• City of Yonkers — January 20, 2022
• Onondaga County — February 9, 2022
• Monroe County (including Rochester) — May 31, 2022

Application Counts through Portal Closure on January 20, 2023

• ERAP (Rent Arrears, Prospective Rent, and Utility Arrears)
  • Total Unduplicated Applications: 405,605
  • ERAP Applications by County and Zip Code
  • ERAP Applications by Jurisdiction and Zip Code
• State-Funded ERAP for Over 80 Area Median Income (AMI)
  • Total Unduplicated Applications: 6,872*
    *also captured within ERAP count
  • ERAP over 80% AMI Applications by County
• Landlord Rental Assistance Program (LRAP)
  • Total Applications: 55,009
  • LRAP Applications by County

ERAP Applicant Demographics

• ERAP Demographics Charts

Payments through October 28, 2024

• ERAP (Rent Arrears and Prospective Rent)
  • Number of Applications Paid: 310,474
  • Value of Payments: $3.52 billion
  • ERAP Payments by County
  • ERAP Payments by Jurisdiction
• ERAP (Utility Arrears)
  • Number of Applications Paid: 122,309
  • Value of Payments: $147 million
  • ERAP Utility Payments by County
  • ERAP Utility Payments by Jurisdiction
• State-Funded ERAP for Over 80 Area Median Income (AMI)
  • Number of Applications Paid: 4,461
  • Value of Payments: $51 million
  • ERAP Over 80% AMI Payments by County
• Landlord Rental Assistance Program (LRAP)
  • Number of Applications Paid: 29,781
  • Value of Payments: $298 million
  • LRAP Payments by County