Thread by @funkyjaybo

Thank you @NLIHC for informing & mobilizing people to protect essential and targeted housing investments in the #BuildBackBetter act. Thread below on why this matters in #NewtonMa /1

https://twitter.com/NLIHC/status/1446509579379122186

For every $5B of that $90B in expanded federal rental assistance, 112K people will receive voucher assistance nationally, including 44K children, 22K people with disabilities, and 12K seniors. Per @CenterOnBudget white paper below #BuildBackBetter /2

cbpp.org/research/housi…

Also, wonderfully woven into the #BuildBackBetter act is a clause that doubles production of affordable housing nationally via reform to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. @RachelFee4NY /3
nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…

In #NewtonMa, more than 250 families recently received $2.8M in direct financial assistance from our Emergency Housing Relief Program. This highlights a real, persistent need for resources to mitigate housing insecurity. @NewtonMaMayor /4
newtonma.gov/home/showpubli…

In fact, more than 1 in 10 #NewtonMa residents are severely cost burdened when it comes to housing, spending more than 50% of their income on housing expenses @mhpdata #BuildBackBetter /5
mhpcenterforhousingdata.shinyapps.io/DataTown/_w_f7…

Across all of Massachusetts, the housing shortage is significant, with only 49 available and affordable rental homes for every 100 extremely low income
households (at or below 30% of the area median income). @NLIHC #BuildBackBetter /6
nlihc.org/housing-needs-…

How can you help? Tell your congressional rep & your neighbors that you believe #HousingIsAHumanRight and that you support these #BuildBackBetter investments. The ball is with congress to negotiate which provisions remain in the bill. Thank you. /7

https://twitter.com/JakeAuch/status/1446180691268546565

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