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New York City Council Committee on Aging Approves Multiple Resolutions on November 25, 2025
New YorkNov 25, 20253 min read
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The Committee on Aging met at City Hall on November 25, 2025, with six members present and one absent. The committee held hearings and approved several resolutions related to senior services, rent exemptions, Medicare expansion, and eligibility changes for social programs.
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Rent freeze for senior and disability rent exemption programsOlder Americans Act eligibilityMedicare expansion for long-term servicesDisability Rent Increase Exemption programHealthcareCommittee attendance and votingHousing
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- Approved Resolution 0106-2024-A to expand eligibility for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program.
- Approved Resolution 0452-2024 to lower the age of eligibility for Older Americans Act-supported social services from 60 to 45 years for individuals living with HIV.
- Approved Resolution 0850-2025 to expand Medicare to include long-term services and supports for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
- Approved Resolution 0985-2025 to retroactively freeze rent levels for SCRIE or DRIE enrollees at their initial eligibility or two years prior.
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Committee on Aging
Nov 25, 2025, 12:00 AM250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2scheduled
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Agenda
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3563/A.2367, to expand eligibility for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program to additional qualifying household members.
- Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation to lower the age of eligibility for Older Americans Act-supported social services and programs from 60 to 45 years for individuals living with HIV.
- Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation that would expand Medicare to include long-term services and supports for seniors and individuals with disabilities
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass, A.7851, and the Governor to sign, S.2534/A.7851, which retroactively freezes the rent at which a SCRIE or DRIE enrollee pays at the level it was when they first became eligible, or at the level it was two years before they entered the program, given that entrance into the program occurred more than two years after they first became eligible.
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- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3563/A.2367, to expand eligibility for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program to additional qualifying household members.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3563/A.2367, to expand eligibility for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program to additional qualifying household members.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3563/A.2367, to expand eligibility for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program to additional qualifying household members.
- Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation to lower the age of eligibility for Older Americans Act-supported social services and programs from 60 to 45 years for individuals living with HIV.
- Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation that would expand Medicare to include long-term services and supports for seniors and individuals with disabilities
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass, A.7851, and the Governor to sign, S.2534/A.7851, which retroactively freezes the rent at which a SCRIE or DRIE enrollee pays at the level it was when they first became eligible, or at the level it was two years before they entered the program, given that entrance into the program occurred more than two years after they first became eligible.
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