Defining Housing Affordability
Housing programs in the United States have long measured housing affordability in terms of percentage of income. In the 1940s, the maximum affordable rent for federally subsidized housing was set at 20 percent of income, which rose to 25 percent of income in 1969 and 30 percent of income in 1981.
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Improving the Lives of Children in Public Housing
On January 18, 2017, the Urban Institute presented findings of a community assessment of needs and opportunities for children in public housing in Washington, DC. Commissioned by the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) and conducted in partnership with Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, the survey identifies the need for supportive services and potentially provides benchmarks against which DCHA can measure progress, said DCHA executive director Adrianne Todman.
Affordable Senior Housing at Philadelphia’s Hardy Williams Veterans Center
The Hardy Williams Veterans Center, a $14.2 million permanent supportive housing facility in Southwest Philadelphia, opened in February 2014.
Preserving Affordable Rental Housing in Rural America
In May 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System held a webinar on preservation of affordable housing in rural communities.
Rent-to-Own Program Rehabilitates Abandoned and Foreclosed Properties
A partnership between a community development financial institution and a community development corporation is meeting two needs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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