City Council members questioned whether NYC Aging’s proposed $577.1 million budget for fiscal year 2027 matches the needs of older New Yorkers amid rising housing, food, and health care costs. Advocates warned that these pressures are increasing demand for senior support services. AARP New York said the plan does not yet meet the moment for older New Yorkers. NYC Aging would fund older adult centers, home-delivered meals, case management, home care, caregiver services, transportation, and naturally occurring retirement communities. Council Member Linda Lee said the proposal is slightly higher than the preliminary budget due to indirect cost rate funding. Council Member Susan Zhuang said the budget remains below the prior year because Council discretionary funding is not included, while the older adult population continues to grow.
"City Council members pressed NYC Aging officials on Tuesday on whether the agency's proposed $577.1 million budget keeps pace with the needs of older New Yorkers, as advocates warned that rising housing, food, and health care costs are putting more pressure on seniors across the city. The hearing came two weeks after Mamdani unveiled a $124.7 billion executive budget that he said closes the city's budget gap without raising property taxes or slashing services. AARP New York criticized the plan, saying in a statement that it does not yet appear to meet the moment for older New Yorkers facing rising housing, food, and health care costs."
"The Department for the Aging, also known as NYC Aging, is slated to receive $577.1 million in fiscal year 2027 less than 1% of the city's proposed executive budget. The agency funds older adult centers, home-delivered meals, case management, home care, caregiver services, transportation and naturally occurring retirement communities, or NORCs. Council Member Linda Lee (D-Queens), who chairs the Council's Finance Committee, said the agency's proposed budget is $3.6 million higher than the preliminary budget, largely because of additional funding for indirect cost rates for human services contracts."
"But Council Member Susan Zhuang (D-Brooklyn), chair of the Committee on Aging, said the budget remains $28.4 million below the fiscal year 2026 adopted budget because Council discretionary funding has not yet been included. Zhuang said the city's older adult population is growing while the agency continues to receive a small share of the overall budget. "I'm disappointed to not see deeper investment in older adults in this plan, and as chair of this committee, I look forward to working alongside the administration to come up with new ways to create funds and implement expanded service for older adults," Zhuang said."
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