California Housing Partnership’s Post

Where is the funding for affordable homeownership for low income families? How can you talk about affordable housing and not talk about home preservation? The increasing homeless population can be attributed to many sources, one of which is the fact that low-income homeowners have no one to help them, with little to no protections. We need to do better California! Yes, we need rapid, permanent and supportive housing for low-low and poverty level households, but we also need to provide financing for low-income homeownership. California Housing Partnership

The Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition, of which CHT is a member, is circulating a petition to Chapel Hill Town Council to put a $50 million affordable housing bond on this year's ballot. If you want to learn more about the bond goal and consider adding your name to the petition, please visit https://lnkd.in/dUD9Qcvn and share with your friends and neighbors, too! Whether you live, work, play, or pray in Chapel Hill, if you have an interest in making sure folks can afford to live here, you can sign the petition (resident or not)! A comment from one person who signed yesterday really sums up the need: "The only reason I'm able to own my home in Chapel Hill is because I happened to buy it several years ago. I would not be able to afford to live here if I were looking for a place to rent or buy now. Without living near people from all backgrounds and incomes, our community is impoverished and my children grow up without knowing and playing with people who are different than them. In addition, affordable housing is important for the environment---to reduce the greenhouse gases that come from folks who work in this community commuting." Learn more and sign online now: https://lnkd.in/dzVDahue

Too many people don’t have a place to call home. But it doesn’t have to be this way. One of the solutions is simple: get building genuinely affordable homes. Building more affordable housing will give more people a chance at having a safe and stable base. Many people are stuck either in poor rental properties or supported housing. By signing this petition, you will be showing the Government that we must enter a new era of house building to equip the UK with the safe, warm, affordable homes that our communities need. We will be handing the petition to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at the beginning of tomorrow. At YMCA, we have the potential to build genuinely affordable homes, but there are currently too many barriers. Small adjustments from the Government would change that and allow young people to get the homes they so desperately need. The more people that sign, the more we can show those in power there is a need for change. Now's our chance. #nowsourchance #derby #derbyshire #homelessness #poverty #costoflivingcrisis

REGISTERED VOTERS OF Hillsborough County should take notice of the County Commissioners who killed #affordablehousing in Hillsborough County. Remember Your COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS in the November elections since they apparently DON'T CARE how much the residents of Hillsborough County have to pay for housing. Your elected County Commissioners are bucking the trend of the entire country where nationally, there is a shortage of more than 7 million affordable homes for our nation's 10.8 million plus extremely low-income and families. Half of American renters spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs — a key benchmark for affordability, with the financial strain rising the fastest for middle-class tenants.

Increasing housing supply requires balancing new construction and preservation. How are communities prioritizing preservation and what more can be done in our region? NHT and HAND are teaming up to present a webinar series on #preservation! Hear from government officials and affordable housing industry champions discussing how preservation can be achieved through the Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and how to leverage the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and other policies to advance preservation priorities. Join us on 7/18 for our first session, Leveraging QAPs to Preserve Affordability and the second on 7/25 for Challenges and Opportunities for Preserving Affordability. More info/register: https://ow.ly/MgYg50StSTn #housing

It has now been more than a month since the 2024 general election, which led to a change of government. In that time, there have been a flurry of developments relevant to the work we do. Here are some of the key ones: ➡️ The name of the government department responsible for housing and homelessness was changed from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) ➡️ The new government reiterated its commitment to building 1.5 million homes and detailed some of the ways it hopes will make this possible, including through re-introducing local house-building targets, reforming the planning system and hiring new planning officers ➡️ A Renters’ Rights Bill was included in the King’s Speech, with key provisions including an end to Section 21 no-fault evictions, empowerment of tenants to challenge rent increases and measures intended to improve the quality of private rented accommodation ➡️ Angela Rayner promised “a council housing revolution” and “the biggest growth in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation”. Her proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework include a “golden rule” that housing built on Green Belt land should be “at least 50% affordable […] with an appropriate proportion being Social Rent, subject to availability”, and she also indicated that the government would review the Right to Buy scheme ➡️ There are some promising aspects to what has been announced so far, but more information is needed before we can confidently pass judgement. We are keen to know more about how exactly the Renters’ Rights Bill will ensure security for renters and limit unreasonable rent increases, and how much the government plans to invest into social housing. We will continue to keep a close eye on potentially welcome developments from the point of view of our work/our guests, as well as where there is room for improvement. Stay tuned for more!

We welcome the The Conservative Party manifesto pledges to: 👉 Renew the Affordable Homes Programme and the recognition of the importance of grant funding for affordable homes 👉 Build 1.6 million homes during the next parliament Conservative manifesto: https://lnkd.in/eTyzqkeE However, with one in five children live in overcrowded homes and more homeless children living in temporary accommodation than ever before, the scale of the housing crisis we face should not be underestimated. 4.2 million people are in need of a social home in England, so a more focused commitment to social housing, the most affordable and secure tenure for those on low incomes, is needed. Building these homes will not only transform lives but will save the tax payer money, boost the economy and strengthen communities.

The Governor’s plan to boost housing development in New York includes incentivizing municipalities to opt into the state’s recently created Pro-Housing Community Program certification. In order to receive such certification, municipalities must show commitment to increasing their housing stock and identifying impediments to housing growth. Only municipalities that receive the Pro-Housing certification would be eligible for certain state funding from a cumulative allotment of up to $650 million.   The Governor did not include any “good cause” eviction provisions in her Executive Budget. Over the next several weeks, the State Legislature will release their versions of a state budget setting a baseline for budget negotiations with an expected final agreement around the April 1, 2024 fiscal deadline. https://lnkd.in/g2QE-yT8

Have you connected with your federal elected officials recently about the need for affordable homes? Today, Habitat is on the Hill – Capitol Hill, that is – and you can amplify important calls to action with your members of Congress. Call on your elected leaders to invest in housing affordability today. Advocacy is about power in numbers. More than 400 advocates from across the country are meeting with congressional offices to speak about the affordability crisis in the U.S. and also about Habitat’s global work. Please join us and consider forwarding this to your colleagues, board members, supporters or friends to have them send messages too. Nationwide, housing costs are skyrocketing as more families lack access to a safe, affordable and decent place to call home. Congress must help address the historic low supply of affordable homes for sale and Habitat is asking legislators to do so immediately by supporting: Robust funding for vital housing and community development programs at the Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies in the fiscal year 2025 budget. The passage of the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, bipartisan legislation that would revitalize distressed neighborhoods by using federal tax credits to mobilize private investment in building and substantially rehabilitating homes for low- and moderate-income homeowners. Habitat is also encouraging federal elected officials to learn more about housing issues around the world given the more than 1.1 billion people living in informal settlements. Together, by leveraging our national reach and strong reputation, we can build stronger support in Congress for adequate, affordable housing.