WBAA News Series: Low-income Housing In Lafayette
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WBAA News Series: Low-income Housing In Lafayette

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PART ONE: LOW WAGES AND A LONG WAITING LIST Finding and keeping affordable housing can turn into an ongoing battle for many Hoosiers. If income is spent disproportionately on housing, that means less money spent on food, education, and medical expenses. The federal housing choice voucher program provides a way for individuals and families on the margins to afford rent and avoid an eviction, or even homelessness. Subsidized housing is often referred to by the term “ Section 8 ”. That refers to an amendment to the Housing Act of 1937 that authorizes housing assistance to low-income households. Those awarded housing choice vouchers pay 30% of their gross income towards housing costs, and the voucher covers the rest. “For many low wage workers, their wages are just too low to afford the rental housing that's in the market without some type of assistance,” says Andrew Aurand, vice president of research at the National Low Income Housing Coalition . His group estimates the “housing wage”

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