NJ will be allocated $7,7M for 2018 from the Housing Trust Fund, a 35% increase from 2017 which was $5.6M. The funding will create affordable homes.
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The NLIHC’s Out of Reach 2018 report revealed that the current wage that a renter in NJ would need to earn to afford a two-bedroom apartment is $28.17/hour.
The Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign aims to address the problems of the affordable housing crisis.
Representative Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26) Representative Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26) is distributing a “Dear Colleague” Letter to his House colleagues in order to encourage them to co-sponsor the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (H.R. 1661).
On May 23, 2018, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY19 HUD spending bill for affordable housing and community development programs. It was passed by a 34-17 vote.
