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Localities often choose a percentage of [[AMI]] for which housing costs must be affordable in order for dwellings to qualify as "affordable housing." To encourage more housing which is affordable to those making less than the [[AMI]] (such as 60% or 80%) localities may require a certain percentage of dwellings in new developments to be affordable or offer incentives for developers to include more affordable units. Additionally, localities may invest in rehabilitation or construction of affordable housing in order to maintain affordable housing stock. | Localities often choose a percentage of [[AMI]] for which housing costs must be affordable in order for dwellings to qualify as "affordable housing." To encourage more housing which is affordable to those making less than the [[AMI]] (such as 60% or 80%) localities may require a certain percentage of dwellings in new developments to be affordable or offer incentives for developers to include more affordable units. Additionally, localities may invest in rehabilitation or construction of affordable housing in order to maintain affordable housing stock. | ||
==Agencies that deal with affordable housing== | ==Agencies, entities and groups that deal with affordable housing== | ||
* [[Joint Task Force on Affordable Housing]] - convened by UVA, Charlottesville and Albemarle County; reported its results in January 2009 | * [[Joint Task Force on Affordable Housing]] - convened by UVA, Charlottesville and Albemarle County; reported its results in January 2009 | ||
* [[Piedmont Housing Alliance]] | |||
Revision as of 16:27, 2 March 2009
Housing is considered affordable when monthly costs associated with housing are 30% or less of the total household income. Households that pay more than 30% of their gross income for housing are considered cost-burdened and may have difficulty affording other necessities.[1]
Localities often choose a percentage of AMI for which housing costs must be affordable in order for dwellings to qualify as "affordable housing." To encourage more housing which is affordable to those making less than the AMI (such as 60% or 80%) localities may require a certain percentage of dwellings in new developments to be affordable or offer incentives for developers to include more affordable units. Additionally, localities may invest in rehabilitation or construction of affordable housing in order to maintain affordable housing stock.
Agencies, entities and groups that deal with affordable housing
- Joint Task Force on Affordable Housing - convened by UVA, Charlottesville and Albemarle County; reported its results in January 2009
- Piedmont Housing Alliance
NOTES
- ↑ http://170.97.167.13/offices/cpd/affordablehousing/index.cfm U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, retrieved on 1/13/09