{"id":10018,"date":"2026-07-18T23:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10018"},"modified":"2026-07-18T23:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:35:34","slug":"new-york-welfare-payments-hit-2-6-billion-a-30-year-high-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10018","title":{"rendered":"New York welfare payments hit $2.6 billion, a 30-year high in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615419\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York City<\/a> doled out more than $2.6 billion in cash assistance to city residents in 2025, a Fox News Digital review of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615420\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/hra\/about\/facts.page#drs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">city records<\/a> showed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The money reached a record 864,999 people, a 30-year high not matched since before former Mayor Rudy Giuliani instituted major welfare reform in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The $2.6 billion figure represents a 71% increase from 2022&#8217;s $1.57 billion, data showed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615421\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mayors-want-keep-handing-out-free-cash-after-federal-funds-dried-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MAYORS WANT TO KEEP HANDING OUT FREE CASH AFTER FEDERAL FUNDS DRIED UP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/SNAP.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sign at supermarket entrance with text reading We Welcome EBT customers and a SNAP logo in Lafayette, California, November 13, 2025.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sign at supermarket entrance with text reading We Welcome EBT customers and a SNAP logo in Lafayette, California, November 13, 2025.<\/span> <span>(Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When coupled with payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the city paid out more than $7 billion in welfare to residents in 2024, according to a Fox News analysis of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615422\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/operations\/downloads\/pdf\/mmr2025\/hra.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">data<\/a> from the city&#8217;s Human Resources Administration (HRA).<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The rise in welfare payments comes as some of New York City&#8217;s wealthiest contemplate a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615423\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/steve-forbes-4-ways-fix-whats-wrong-new-york-city-stop-exodus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Apple exodus<\/a> due to what many have described as a policy environment unfriendly to businesses and moneymakers.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615424\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/nyc-mayor-mamdani-calls-threat-rich-people-leaving-nyc-taxes-imagined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NYC MAYOR MAMDANI CALLS THREAT OF RICH PEOPLE LEAVING NYC OVER TAXES &#8216;IMAGINED&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin notably threatened to put a major Midtown renovation on hold for his Citadel offices after <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615425\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/zohran-mamdani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> targeted him by name in a video announcing a new tax on second homes in the city.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich \u2026 Well, today we&#8217;re taxing the rich. This pied-\u00e0-terre tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich,&#8221; Mamdani said while recording a video outside the building that houses Griffin&#8217;s penthouse.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Platner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"2284197868\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/span> <span>(Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This is an annual fee on luxury properties worth more than $5 million whose owners do not live full-time in the city \u2014 like this penthouse, which <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615426\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/wealth-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hedge fund<\/a> CEO Ken Griffin bought for $238 million.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Griffin called the video &#8220;inappropriate&#8221; in critical comments.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;What really upset me about the video was the fact that he put me in harm&#8217;s way \u2026 And to put any citizen in harm&#8217;s way is just inappropriate for one of our political leaders,&#8221; Griffin <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3615427\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/media\/billionaire-says-mamdanis-tax-rich-video-outside-nyc-apartment-creepy-frightening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>, also calling the video &#8220;creepy&#8221; and &#8220;frightening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/mamdani-ken-griffin.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A side by side photo of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Ken Griffin.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>On April 15, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video outside Ken Griffin\u2019s Manhattan penthouse promoting a new &#8220;tax-the-rich&#8221; policy.<\/span> <span>(Spencer Platt\/Aaron Schwartz\/Bloomberg\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Though Mamdani inherited the state of his city&#8217;s welfare system from his predecessors, his policy decisions indicate a continuation of the upward rise in payments.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The city&#8217;s new nearly $126 billion budget that Mamdani and city councilors agreed to in June contains a $14.63 billion outlay for the HRA, which handles welfare and social services.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The 2026 budget allocated $11.97 billion for the HRA, giving the 2027 budget a social services earmark over $2.6 billion more than the previous year&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The $14.63 billion for 2026 represents 14% of the city&#8217;s total budget.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital contacted the HRA and Mayor Mamdani&#8217;s office for further comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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