2023-12-11
City Budget Overview
Community and Social Services
IBO estimates asylum seeker-related costs in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 under three scenarios, projecting lower spending than the City’s November Plan. The report explores the impact of new shelter exit policies and variations in population trends.
Print version Asylum Seeker Cost Projections for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 as of the November 2023 Financial Plan
Related Work
IBO Estimate of the Impact of Newly Arrived Asylum Seekers on New York City’s Budget, from November 2022
Testimony to NYC Council Committee of the Whole Regarding the City’s Response to Asylum Seekers, from December, 2022
Snapshot: New York City Spending for Asylum Seekers, from May 2023
Asylum Seeker Cost Projections for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026, from May 2024
Testimony to NYC Council Committees on General Welfare and Immigration Oversight on the 30- and 60-Day Rules for Asylum Seekers, from November 2024
Spending on New Arrivals, from January 2025