Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate representing parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn.
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.
“The audit highlights unacceptable administrative delays and the troubling fact that only a fraction of available funds have reached the veterans who need them most.”
She calls the delays unacceptable and links them to how the program is run.
Statement dates: July 27, 2026
Statement dates: July 27, 2026
Statement dates: July 27, 2026
