The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released an extensive proposed rule on the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA’s) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing “Fact Sheet: Highlights of HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule for Aging and Disability Advocates”
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2023 Legislative Bills and Budget Requests Related to the Master Plan for Aging
In January 2021, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which lays out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging “2023 Legislative Bills and Budget Requests Related to the Master Plan for Aging”
Housing Week: The Array of Forces that Push Seniors Into Homelessness
Jefferson Public Radio: Housing Week: The Array of Forces that Push Seniors Into Homelessness (March 20, 2023) If we’re lucky, we make enough money at “Housing Week: The Array of Forces that Push Seniors Into Homelessness”
Summary: California Legislative and Budget Priorities
In California, policymakers and stakeholders have proposed a great number of promising bills and budget proposals to improve the lives of the state’s older adults “Summary: California Legislative and Budget Priorities”
Data Snapshots of Older Adults in California and Select Counties
By 2030, 10.8 million Californians will be over the age of 60, making up one-quarter of the state’s population. As the state with the most “Data Snapshots of Older Adults in California and Select Counties”
More seniors are becoming homeless, and experts say the trend is likely to worsen
PBS Newshour: More seniors are becoming homeless, and experts say the trend is likely to worsen (March 2, 2023) In 2004, Dr. Margot Kushel, director “More seniors are becoming homeless, and experts say the trend is likely to worsen”
Fact Sheet: More Older California Homeowners Can Get Help with Delinquent Mortgages and Property Taxes
The Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) helps homeowners impacted by COVID-19 to catch up on their housing expenses. In California, the HAF program is called the “Fact Sheet: More Older California Homeowners Can Get Help with Delinquent Mortgages and Property Taxes”
Free Webinar: Topics in SSI—ABLE Accounts and Supplemental Security Income
This webinar took place on Wednesday, March 8, at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00pm ET Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a critical program which provides financial assistance “Free Webinar: Topics in SSI—ABLE Accounts and Supplemental Security Income”
The Fastest-Growing Homeless Population? Seniors
Cal Matters: The Fastest-Growing Homeless Population? Seniors (February 10, 2023) California accounts for about a third of the nation’s homeless people, and among this population, seniors “The Fastest-Growing Homeless Population? Seniors”
Low-Income Seniors Still at Risk of Homelessness Despite Extended Eviction Moratoriums and Tenant Protections
Spectrum News: Low-Income Seniors Still at Risk of Homelessness Despite Extended Eviction Moratoriums and Tenant Protections (February 1, 2023) Roughly 226,000 LA County households are “Low-Income Seniors Still at Risk of Homelessness Despite Extended Eviction Moratoriums and Tenant Protections”
