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Table 16.III

New York City (NYC)
Department of Homeless Services
Financial and Service Indicators

 
    Fiscal Year  
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012  
  Single adults entering
DHS shelter services system
16,981
17,622
18,303
18,480
19,607
20,615
17,872
 
  Adult families entering
DHS shelter services system
1,080
1,071
1,040
1,278
1,208
1,096
1,104
 
  Families with children entering
DHS shelter services system
9,167
10,733
9,664
12,959
14,586
12,444
10,842
 
  Average number of single adults
in shelters per day
7,928
7,260
6,850
6,526
7,167
8,387
8,622
 
  Average number of adult families
in shelters per day
1,260
1,403
1,294
1,276
1,309
1,315
1,450
 
  Average number of families
with children in shelters per day
6,479
7,392
7,585
7,948
8,629
8,165
8,445
 
  Cost per day for shelter facilities
Single adult facilities ($)
$62.21
$63.75
$72.38
$70.18
$69.25
$73.58
$77.58
 
  Cost per day for shelter facilities
Family facilities ($)
$90.92
$94.97
$99.81
$105.22
$100.49
$100.12
$100.82
 
  Single adults suitably placed in shelter services system within 21 days (%)
92.0%
90.0%
87.9%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
  Families suitably placed in shelter
services system within 10 days (%)
98.4%
99.2%
99.9%
100.0%
100%
100%
100%
 
  Average school attendance rate
for children in DHS shelter
services system (%)
78.9%
79.7%
79.7%
81.0%
82.0%
81.2%
82.7%
 
  Safety, maintenance and cleanliness
deficiencies noted on independent
inspections of adult shelters
115
79
93
54
39
29
5
 
  Critical incidents in Adult Shelter
system, per 1,000 residents
1.6
1.5
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.2
1.1
 
  Critical incidents in Adult Family
Shelter system, per 1,000 residents
1.9
1.0
0.3
1.6
7.4
8.2
4.5
 
  Critical incidents in Families with Children Shelter system, per 1,000 residents
1.8
1.3
0.5
1.2
0.3
1.7
6.5
 
  Average length of stay -
Single adults in shelter (days)
321
308
283
261
245
250
272
 
  Average length of stay -
Adult families in shelter (days)
N/A
516
505
370
325
349
416
 
  Average length of stay -
Families w/ children in shelter (days)
N/A
292
324
281
243
258
337
 
  Single adults placed into
permanent housing
7,405
8,406
9,412
9,107
7,573
8,801
7,541
 
  Adult families placed into
permanent housing (%)
N/A
N/A
5.3%
2.8%
6.4%
7.8%
10.3%
 
  Families with children placed into
permanent housing (%)
N/A
N/A
5.3%
4.5%
3.8%
3.9%
6.1%
 
  Single adults placed into permanent
housing who return to DHS shelter
services system within 1 year (%)
12.8%
14.1%
7.1%
5.5%
4.1%
4.0%
3.9%
 
  Adult families placed into permanent
housing who return to the DHS shelter services system within 1 year (%)
0.9%
2.9%
5.3%
2.8%
6.4%
7.8%
10.3%
 
  Families with children placed into
permanent housing who return to DHS shelter services system within 1 year (%)
1.4%
3.1%
4.2%
3.4%
3.8%
2.8%
6.1%
 
     
  Agency Resources
 
  Expenditures ($ millions)
$725.4
$732.6
$785.5
$851.3
$942.0
$1,019.2
$908.2
 
  Personnel
2,230
2,078
2,084
2,027
1,927
1,838
1,819
 
  Overtime paid ($ thousands)
$6,618
$8,146
$9,067
$9,987
$9,136
$7,980
$7,000
 
 

N/A - Not Available

Source:
NYC Mayor's Management Report

 

 

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