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Fact: SCRIE/DRIE beneficiaries have a 6- month grace period to renew. If you renew within those 6 months, the SCRIE/DRIE benefit will be retroactive to the date of expiration. Myth: Tenants are not entitled to ask for accommodations from their landlords.

To learn more about the program, read the SCRIE/DRIE Guide on our website at nyc.gov/scrie or contact 311 so that we can mail you a copy. 2. WHAT IS THE NEW INCOME REQUIREMENT FOR SCRIE? Starting on July 1, 2014, the income threshold will increase from $29,000 to $50,000 per household.

Eligibility Criteria You must be the head of the household; Your total annual household income must be $50,000 or less; Your rent or carrying charges must be greater than one-third of the household's total monthly income; and. You must be at least 62 years of age.

The Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE, also known as the NYC Rent Freeze Program) is an exemption against future rent increases for eligible people with disabilities living in rent-controlled, rent-stabilized, Mitchell-Lama, and other eligible apartments.

Be at least 62 years old; Be the Head of Household as the primary tenant named on the lease/rent order or have been granted succession rights in a rent controlled, rent stabilized or a rent regulated hotel apartment; Have a combined household income for all members of the household that is $50,000 or less; and.

Be at least 62 years old; Be the Head of Household as the primary tenant named on the lease/rent order or have been granted succession rights in a rent controlled, rent stabilized or a rent regulated hotel apartment;

Renewing applicants: Use the SCRIE renewal application or, if you have been in the program for five or more consecutive benefit periods, the short-form renewal application. To update your information or take other actions: Choose the appropriate document from the "Other forms and applications" list.

Eligibility Criteria You must be the head of the household; Your total annual household income must be $50,000 or less; Your rent or carrying charges must be greater than one-third of the household's total monthly income; and. You must be at least 62 years of age.

To learn more about the program, read the SCRIE/DRIE Guide on our website at nyc.gov/scrie or contact 311 so that we can mail you a copy. 2. WHAT IS THE NEW INCOME REQUIREMENT FOR SCRIE? Starting on July 1, 2014, the income threshold will increase from $29,000 to $50,000 per household.

Together, SCRIE and DRIE are known as the NYC Rent Freeze Program. This program helps eligible senior citizens (aged 62 and over) and tenants with qualifying disabilities (aged 18 and over) stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent.