Housing
NewsBy Andrea Ho February 28, 2024
Oversight hearing focuses on affordable housing, tenant rights
D.C. community members and government officials testified about rent control before the Committee on Housing at an oversight hearing.
OpinionBy Jennifer McLaughlin February 14, 2024
Tenants should have more options
Jennifer McLaughlin calls on landlords to offer more ways for tenants to pay rent.
ArtBy Chon Gotti February 14, 2024
Sheltering the soul: Housing as a human right
Chon Gotti’s poem calls for the world to see housing as a human right.
NewsBy Nina Raj February 14, 2024
Committee investigation, public testimony reveal failings of housing code inspection process
D.C. Council investigated DOB’s housing code inspection process, finding flaws in nearly every step of the agency’s operations.
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan February 14, 2024
New bill would allow people who use marijuana to live in federally subsidized housing
D.C. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton reintroduced a bill to allow people who use marijuana to live in federally subsidized low-income housing.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 31, 2024
What can the 2024 Point-in-Time Count tell us about homelessness in DC?
Conducted every January, the PIT Count is a federally-mandated survey of people experiencing homelessness nationwide.
NewsBy Andrea Ho January 31, 2024
DC’s first-time homebuyer program runs out of funds after just four months
The District’s Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) ran out of funds on Jan. 11, barely four months into the fiscal year.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 17, 2024
DC allocates more money toward rental assistance amid high demand
D.C. will put $20 million more toward rental assistance in 2024 after the program was overwhelmed with applications.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 3, 2024
2024 hopes and predictions
Local and national policymakers and advocates share their hopes for homelessness in 2024 with Street Sense.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst January 3, 2024
The sacrificers
Angie Whitehurst writes about Vanessa Fluker, an attorney fighting for tenants’ rights in Michigan.
ArtBy Aida Peery December 6, 2023
The blame game
Aida Peery describes how the “blame game” makes it difficult for people in housing programs to see real change.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia December 6, 2023
Can a housing model borrowed from Europe work in DC?
District officials consider the social housing model as a new solution to the city’s housing affordability crisis.
ArtBy Aida Peery November 8, 2023
People getting their paychecks and not doing their jobs
Aida Peery’s moved into housing, but she’s struggling to get adequate living conditions.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 11, 2023
DC’s rental assistance program closes after being open for just 10 days
D.C. residents behind on rent only had a few days to apply for rental assistance this month.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia September 13, 2023
Aging out of foster care is hard. DC hopes these reforms will make it easier
Since an initial Street Sense/DC Line investigation published this spring, D.C. has helped 17 young people in foster care get vouchers.
NewsBy Gabriela Ferreira Reitz August 30, 2023
Councilmember Matt Frumin on affordable housing in DC
Street Sense sat down with Councilmember Matt Frumin to talk about his new bill reforming rent stabilization.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 16, 2023
DC funded a record number of housing vouchers. Here’s how the process is working
D.C. distributed a record number of housing vouchers over the last year, but some people are left behind in a slow process.
NewsBy Cole Kindiger August 16, 2023
A house is not a home: How a developer in Hawaii is addressing the homeless crisis
One Hawaiian housing developer is using a new model called kauhale to address homelessness, overcoming the barriers that hobble construction.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 2, 2023
National homeless services advocates call for more federal funding
Attendees at the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference spent the day on Capitol Hill talking to legislators.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia July 19, 2023
DC Council partially reforms Rapid Rehousing, expands tenant protections
The D.C. Council voted on reforms to rules governing rental applications and Rapid Rehousing.
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