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Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund
Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund
Mental Health Treatement for the Uninsured
TANF
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
Weatherization Assistance Program
A Media Training Guide for Affordable Housing Advocates
Tips for Contacting a Legislator
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2008 Utah Legislative Updates
Weekly updates produced by the Utah Housing Coalition on bills introduced in the Utah Legislature concerning affordable housing. Links will open up in Microsoft Word.
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Lead Paint In Your Home
If your home or rental units were built before 1978, children are present and there is lead based paint, you may qualify for a grant to cover the costs of:
- Window Replacement
- Siding Installation
- Repainting
- Other projects to control lead based paint hazards
Review the following points to see if you are eligible.
- Built before 1978?
- Potential lead based paint hazards? (peeling paint, worn windows, etc.)
- Property located in Salt Lake County?
- Property ownership can be verified?
- Homeowners: Child under six years of age lives in or often visits home (at least 6 hours per week or 60 hours per year)?
- Homeowners: Household income is at or below 80% of the area median adjusted for family size-see table below.
- Rental Property Owners: Household incomes for tenants meet the following guidelines:
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Four or fewer units in complex |
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- 50% of households at or below 50% of the area median, adjusted for family size |
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- remaining 50% of households have income at or below 80% of median |
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Five or more units in complex |
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- 50% of households at or below 50% of the area median, adjusted for family
size |
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- 30% of households at or below 80% of median |
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remaining 20% can have income in excess of 80% of median |
If you answered “yes” to ALL questions - you are eligible.
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Household Size and Median Income |
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1 |
2 |
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8+ |
| 50% |
$21,400 |
$24,450 |
$27,500 |
$30,550 |
$33,000 |
$35,450 |
$37,900 |
$40,350 |
| 80% |
$34,200 |
$39,100 |
$44,000 |
$48,450 |
$52,800 |
$56,700 |
$60,600 |
$64,500 |
For more information, here is the Salt Lake Valley Health Department's Lead Free Kids program.
Out of Reach report from the
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Despite the emphasis on homeownership and the marginalization of renters, renter households still make up fully one-third of the households in the United States — nearly 36 million households. Out of Reach is a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every county, Metropolitan Area (MSAs/HMFAs), combined nonmetropolitan area and state in the United States. For each jurisdiction, the report calculates the amount of money a household must earn in order to afford a rental unit at a range of sizes (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedrooms) at the area’s Fair Market Rent (FMR), based on the generally accepted affordability standard of paying no more than 30% of income for housing costs. From these calculations the hourly wage a worker must earn to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom home is derived. This figure is the Housing Wage.
The Utah Section of the report is a .pdf file and requires Adobe Acrobat to read.
Housing Day on the Hill "Democracy Day" was held on
Friday, January 25, 2008
Housing Day on the Hill "Democracy Day" 2008 was a huge success thanks to a great planning committee and input from others.
Elaine Ryan, Director of State & Intergovernmental Affairs for the AARP was the keynote speaker and former Governor Olene Walker was the featured speaker. Governor Walker also was the recipient of the first annual Spitfire Award which was named on her behalf.
There were over 200 participants and 65 legislators RSVPed to attend.
There were also several training workshops covering advocacy, housing, financial assistance, and more.
The following agencies also had vendors displays in the Capitol Rotunda
AAA Fair Credit Foundation
AARP
Bank of the West
CAPSA
Housing and Urban Development
Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake
Housing Authority of Salt Lake City
Perfect Home Living
Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corporation
Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund
The Road Home
Sellers Management
TURN Community Services
Utah Nonprofit Housing Corporation
Valley Mental
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