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State presents comprehensive
affordable housing initiative
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The Illinois Housing Development Authority
will lead the
state's
housing policy creation, planning and implementation
[DEC. 11, 2003]
CHICAGO -- The newly
created Affordable Housing Task Force will have its first meeting
today (Dec. 11) to begin to create a comprehensive statewide
affordable housing plan. An outline of the work, timetable, strategy
and roles and responsibilities for the task force will be discussed
to address the difficult questions of statewide affordable housing
policy.
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- When: Thursday, Dec. 11, 1-3 p.m.
- Where: Gleacher Center, Room 621, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza
Drive, Chicago
- What: First meeting of the governor's newly created
Affordable Housing Task Force
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Who: Thirty-five task force members, including elected officials,
heads of Illinois departments, heads of housing authorities, housing
advocates and other experts.
The most recent data shows over 40 percent of Illinois households
are low-income, and more than 536,000 households (12.8 percent of
the total in Illinois) are extremely low-income, earning below 30
percent of the median income, or less than $22,000 per year for a
family of four. The need for safe decent and affordable housing for
these populations is acute.
The task force is charged with creating a comprehensive housing
plan that must be presented to the governor and the Illinois
legislature at the end of each year. The executive director of the
Illinois Housing Development Authority chairs the task force and
will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of this
plan.
[Illinois Housing Development Authority
news release]
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