Providing asylum seekers with permanent housing could save New York City billions, a new report suggests.
The findings were released on Wednesday by WIN, an organization that provides shelter to homeless women and children, along with the New York Immigration Coalition, an advocacy coalition that represents hundreds of immigrant rights groups.
The report cited numbers from City Hall that suggest the Big Apple is spending $383 per night on a family of migrants, which is projected to lead to a staggering $12 billion over the course of three years. The study claims that the cost could be mitigated from $383 to just $50 to $72 a night, saving some $3 billion each year, if the newly arrived migrants were granted housing vouchers.
