What is source of income discrimination?
Many families and individuals face discrimination when they attempt to use some form of government assistance or non-wage income to pay their rent. This discrimination constrains their housing choice and limits their opportunities. Source of income discrimination is pervasive in New York State and is often a proxy for illegal discrimination against protected classes already covered under existing fair housing laws, such as race and disability.
Why is this important?
Without uniform statewide source of income protection, we inevitably concentrate poverty and reinforce residential segregation among our most vulnerable communities. Source of income discrimination is a civil rights issue throughout the State of New York.
The Statewide Source of Income Coalition is calling on the New York State Legislature to #BanIncomeBias by expanding the state human rights law to include statewide Source of Income protection. We are asking them to support bill (A.10077) in the New York Assembly. The bill is sponsored by Assembly Member Walter Mosley and will make discrimination based on the source of income illegal. The bill will also establish statewide legal protection for families and individuals who use government assistance or non-wage income to pay for their housing.Without uniform statewide source of income protection, we inevitably concentrate poverty and reinforce residential segregation among our most vulnerable communities. Source of income discrimination is a civil rights issue throughout the State of New York.
Would you or your organization be willing to sign a letter opposing housing discrimination based on source of income?
Join The Statewide Source of Income Coalition.
Also, please join The Statewide Source of Income Coalition for Lobby Day in Albany on April 24th, 2018. Buses will be leaving from New York City. If we have enough participants from Long Island , we will also seek to charter a bus leaving from Long Island.
Click here if you want to participate in Lobby Day in Albany.
Click here for Source of Income Factsheet.
Click here to read bill A.10077.
