With the surge of migrants continuing, NY1 has learned that Mayor Eric Adams is considering making changes to the city’s housing voucher program that would allow them to be used statewide instead of only in the five boroughs.

The change, according to sources close to the discussions, would offer an opportunity for the city to relieve some pressure off of the city’s shelter population, which has reached over 111,000 people, of which nearly 60,000 are migrants.

The change could also function as a workaround when it comes to relocating struggling New Yorkers upstate.

Some details, like how much the rental voucher would be worth in upstate counties and whether those landlords would be open to the program, are unclear at this time.

The rental assistance program currently ranges from up to $1,751 for a single person to up to $2,696 for four people, according to the Department of Social Services website.

Hochul has repeatedly insisted that she doesn’t believe the right-to-shelter laws apply to the entire state. She opposes forcing any locality other than New York City to house arriving asylum seekers.

In addition, several localities have filed lawsuits or established executive orders to bar migrants in their towns.

Separately, a $25 million state program to help relocate migrants has had zero success, according to a report in New York Focus. The program, which is meant to help up to 1,250 households resettle, hasn’t relocated one family, according to the report.