Federal Housing Administration

the Great Australian Housing Dream or are there more sustainable options to support family wellbeing? This is important in Australia because of population growth, housing affordability and the impact of wellbeing on families. Research has shown that if we all want to keep living on quarter acreage blocks, there is not enough room for affordable housing and not having enough houses means that people and families can and will end up living on the streets. To make more housing, the government…

Economic Context of California’s Affordable Housing Shortage As California’s population nearly doubled over the last three decades, the state’s ability to develop affordable public housing has not grown nearly as fast (Governer's Budget Summary 17-18, 2017). Approximately 1.7 million of very-low and low-income households are in the urgent need of subsidized housing because they spend more than one-third of their income on housing costs in the least expensive areas across the state (Mac, 2015).…

the Federal government allocates billions of dollars annually toward public housing assistance. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has created two main types of housing assistance: project-based, where the subsidy is attached to the dwelling unit, and tenant-based, where the subsidy is given directly to the assisted household (Olsen, 2016). Within the public housing category, there are two kinds of project-based assistance, both of which generally require building new housing…

of accessibility for up to 20% of the population (United States Census Bureau 2012). Even worse is that despite laws to ensure building accessibility such as the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA), Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS), and the Fair Housing Accessibility Laws (FHA), many still lack the ability to be accessible for individuals with disabilities. Lack of accessibility in homes forces individuals and families to spend thousands of dollars and several months just to be able to live…

These methods include: the influence and push of housing programs, to guarantee that these programs will organize a new and stable home for individuals encountering extreme difficulty with homelessness, being able to recognize and connect with individuals encountering unending homelessness and immediately cause difference in their life for the better, to lower boundaries to the housing programs through group wide reception of “Housing First.” Seeking help from congress and looking for extra…

On May 20, 2010, A Special Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies, was called, and the various governmental entities and agencies were given the opportunity to present their various points, evidence, and stance on the issue of zero funding in 2011 for the HUD-VASH program. Statistics were provided, various Senators spoke…and in the end, the zero funding of the HUD-VASH program was overturned. In 2011, the HUD-VASH program…

UK has got one of the highest commuting costs in Europe. According to OECD (2011) report, investments in residential building increases housing supply responsiveness better matching workers with job places. There is a high link between the housing stock, workers mobility and the labour market. To achieve the high level of employment in the economy it is crucial to allow people to relocate to sectors and regions where there is higher demand…

Rental homes really only need to be painted every four or five years. In between tenants, a good cleaning and a good once-over with the Magic Eraser will take care of most of the scuffs that the walls endure. But when you do repaint, what color should you reach for—your favorites? White? Trendy colors? Experts say no. In fact, if you learn a little about the psychology of color, you can use the touch up in your favor and maybe even get your rental property rented faster. Here are the basics:…

The Moscow Food Co-op and the Principle Six Movement: Personal Identity in Conflict with the Workplace Readymade I started working at the Moscow Food Co-op in the summer of 2015. Principle Six (P6) is a marketing tool that was implemented at the Co-op this August. It is named after the Sixth Cooperative Principle: Cooperation Between Cooperatives. Certain items throughout the store are labeled P6 to indicate they were either locally grown, small and independently owned, Cooperative (as opposed…

began to pursuit a better quality of life, rather than the basic living standards. The demand for a wider scope of welfare policies grew beyond the society. The provision of social welfare has therefore become an essential element in government administration. The Hong Kong Government has offered social services to different tiers of recipients. There are existing policies aiming at safeguarding social security, retirement protection, ageing population and the disabled individuals. This essay…