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Bipartisan infrastructure bill will extend broadband to low-income renters
Yesterday, the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed by President Joe Biden. It does not provide any money for affordable housing, but it does give billions to improve roads, bridges, ports, and airports. Improvements that are part of this bill will provide a lot of help to low-income renters. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…
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House passes FY 22 HUD spending bill with thousands of new vouchers
Thousands more low-income renters nationwide will have affordable homes if new voucher funding is passed for next year’s budget. Most affordable housing programs saw increased funding in the Fiscal Year 2022 HUD spending bill passed by the House of Representatives this month. The House approved $56.5 billion for HUD in FY 2022. This is $314…
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Persistent poverty counties and the digital divide
There are hundreds of counties in the United States where poverty has been entrenched for decades. These are places where on average more than a quarter of the population lives in poverty. Although we tend to think of inner city urban areas when we think of extreme poverty, persistent poverty counties are overwhelmingly rural. What…
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Biden administration to extend CDC eviction moratorium through end of July
The national eviction moratorium that has protected millions of low-income renters during the pandemic has been extended through July 31 by the Biden administration, after it was set to expire at the end of this month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order has been extended several times. Without the eviction moratorium, millions…
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Biden’s FY22 budget increases housing opportunities for low-income renters
Last month, President Biden released a broad outline of his Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Last week, the president followed up with more details. The updated FY 2022 budget has specific amounts proposed for each federal program. This includes federal housing programs at HUD and USDA. President Biden’s annual spending proposal includes modest increases for most…
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Biden proposes big boost for low-income workers and families
President Biden proposed a new $1.8 trillion investment plan last month that will help low-income families with accessible education, direct household support, and tax cuts. The American Families Plan follows up on the $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, which proposed massive infrastructure and affordable housing investments. Although there are no affordable housing funds in the…
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Biden’s first budget proposes more money for affordable housing
President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget request proposes significant increases for programs that serve low-income renters. After years of proposed cuts under the Trump administration, affordable housing programs are now getting support from the White House. The President is requesting $68.7 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in FY 2022. This…
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Affordable housing is a big focus of Biden’s infrastructure plan
President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan — The American Jobs Plan — will rebuild the nation’s aging infrastructure. It will create millions of good paying jobs, support the shift to a clean energy economy, address longstanding racial equity issues, and invest heavily in affordable homes for low-income renters. The proposal has billions of dollars for…
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Biden announces the American Jobs Plan
Details of a $2 trillion infrastructure plan were released by President Biden today, including a dedication to build new affordable housing and to address the growing rent crisis. The Fact Sheet written by the White House says that $213 billion will be invested “to produce, preserve, and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable…
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$1.9 trillion stimulus bill passed by House, Senate approval next
On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, which will now be debated by the Senate. There are still many items to be argued between Senate Democrats and Republicans, but one frequently-discussed proposal is confirmed to not be included in the Senate’s version of the stimulus package. Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough…