A $10,000 Idea to Ensure that No Family Spends Nearly Everything on Rent
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Creating more affordable housing would not only help DC residents stay in their homes and communities, it would also dramatically increase their available income by lowering severely burdensome rents.
The District’s lowest-income families who currently pay more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities each month could have an extra $10,000 in their pockets each year if DC creates more affordable housing.
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DC Councilmember Charles Allen’s proposal to give most adult residents a $100 monthly transit subsidy and add new bus lines in neighborhoods that need them the most would go a long way—but the bill has serious flaws.
DC Councilmember Charles Allen introduced a bill to make public transit more affordable. Yet, these highly laudable goals are wrapped up in a bill with serious flaws. Rather than subsidizing families that can already afford transit on their own, a more […]
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