April N.M. Baskin is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the Buffalo area.
Case
A state audit found New York spent only 36% of $3.3 million in recent veterans home-repair contracts as of October 2025 and blamed weak oversight and outreach. The housing agency says it has since changed its monitoring and reporting.
Role at the time: State senator
Response to this claim
HCR's Office of Community Renewal did not effectively monitor local program administrators or direct outreach to counties with many disabled veterans, and that delayed home-repair funding for veterans with disabilities.
“It is deeply concerning that a program created to help veterans with disabilities remain safely in their homes has fallen short because of administrative delays and inadequate oversight.”
She attributes the shortfall to administrative delays and inadequate oversight.
Statement dates: July 27, 2026
Statement dates: July 27, 2026
Statement dates: July 27, 2026
