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Mell, Richard F. (33)
Smith Mir.h^l^ (A1Resolution
Illinois Congressional delegation urged to oppose federal funding cuts to HUD housing programs
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City of Chicago In City Council Resolution
RESOLUTION URGING THE ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO OPPOSE FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS TO HUD THAT WOULD SEVERELY IMPACT THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Whereas, In Chicago, more than 82,060 low-income households, with an estimated 185,562 Chicagoans, rely on Section 8 or public housing assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to maintain their homes1; and
Whereas, More than 88,923 individuals2 were homeless or dependent on emergency or transitional shelters in Chicago at some point in 2010, a 20% increase from the previous year; and
Whereas, 203,043 individuals and families signed up for 40,000 spots on the CHA's Family Housing Wait List when it opened for 26 days in 20103, indicating 16 times more applicants for Family housing than total Family units currently operated by the CHA and demonstrating enormous need for affordable housing in Chicago; and
Whereas, The City of Chicago has already lost 24,082 units of low income subsidized housing through market conversions or demolitions and cannot afford to lose any more4; and
1 Chicago Housing Authority, 2010 MTW Annual Report, p. 93-95,
Annual Report 3.31.11 FlNAL.pdf and HUD Multifamily Assistance and Section 8 Contracts Database,
2 2 "Frequently Asked Questions about homelessness," Chicago Coalition for the Homeless,
3 "Chicago Housing Authority Adds 40,000 Names to Family Housing Wait List," Chicago Housing Authority, 9-28-2010.
4 Chicago Housing Authority, FY2000 Moving to'Work Annual Report, 49, (Jan. 2000)...
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