A Brooklyn councilwoman said the number of New Yorkers who sign up for low-income housing could balloon more than it already has by the end of the week.
More than 100,000 people signed up for the Section 8 housing voucher waiting list in just the first nine hours after the application process went live Monday, city data shows.
Brooklyn Councilwoman Crystal Hudson believes that the number of signups could double or triple by the end of the week, when the period to apply for the housing voucher ends.
Despite that, Hudson encouraged anyone eligible and interested to apply for the program, which offers subsidies to eligible low-income families so they can rent in the private market.
“It’s not that complicated. It’s an online application, you can submit a paper application, but it’s a lot easier to do it online. Not everybody, unfortunately, has access to reliable internet, and not everybody can navigate the internet so easily,” Hudson said during an interview on “Mornings on 1.”
With that in mind, Hudson is hosting a Section 8 clinic Wednesday, opening the doors of her office from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to allow for one-on-one appointments for people to sit with her team to fill out applications.
To learn more about the Section 8 application process, go to here.