Chicagoans are desperate to find affordable housing in the city, and some have been waiting years for housing to open up.
The I-Team spoke to local and federal officials to find out what's being done to address the problem."Rent is high. Light bill, gas bill. So, it's difficult, waiting all this time and finding out that you're still in the same situation," he said."You have to make a decision: Do I buy food, pay light bill or medicine?" she said.
According to CHA, the wait for public housing is six months to 25 years depending on the specific development and unit size needed. Another area of concern is the Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, which allows families to rent from private owners at a subsidized rate. HUD told the I-Team that it has a "severe shortage of affordable housing" and that "the wait list times at CHA reflect that there is greater demand for low-income housing resources than there is supply, a trend, unfortunately, not unique to the city of Chicago.""They know the situation. People are still waiting and hurting," Tipps said.
For Chicagoans who are looking for housing, CHA strongly advises people to add their names to as many wait lists as possible. You can add your name to more than one list at a time. They say public housing properties tend to have shorter wait times. To apply for CHA affordable housing,We have a severe shortage of affordable housing, and it is families, seniors and others with low incomes that feel this shortage most acutely.
The Biden-Harris Administration continues to push for additional resources to meet the challenges communities like Chicago face in meeting their affordable housing needs, which is reflected in the President's most recent budget sent to Congress.The Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is closed. It last opened in 2014, after the previous waitlists were fully exhausted. At that time, there were 75,000 families added to the list.
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