2019 #TeamLorena Year in Review: Creating Housing Stability for those with Disabilities
This year I worked with members of the @Homeless2Housed to advocate for the establishment of the Home for Good pilot program with a $750,000 investment. /1
This pilot is intended to close the rent gap, provide stability, prevent harm, & increase the effective use of local shelter +rental housing resources by providing a shallow and ongoing rental subsidy to Seattle residents with disabilities who are living on federal disability /2
benefits of $1,000 a month or less and who are either currently homeless, or were homeless and are now at very high risk of becoming homeless again because of a benefit cliff or rent gap. /3
Monthly rent for a studio apartment in King County has increased $645 since 2014 while monthly federal disability benefits (SSI) have gone up by just $50. This pilot will help close the benefits gap and keep these individuals safely housed and off our streets. /4
read excellent reporting on this issue by @KromanDavid here: crosscut.com/2019/10/seattl… /5
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