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Texana Hollis, Evicted 101-Year-Old, Still Can't Go Back Home

You may recall the story of Texana Hollis , the 101-year-old Detroit woman who lost her home due to her son's ill-advised borrowing, but was set to reoccupy the property after a groundswell of public support.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

No to a Cap On Benefits

The latest hammer to fall in the vast experiment in human despair which the coalition calls an economic policy is a cap on welfare benefits of Â£500 per week per family.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

45% Rent Hike 'Unbelievable,' East Van Tenants Say

Tenants in an East Vancouver apartment building are fighting the landlord's attempts to impose a 45-per-cent rent increase.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Homeless Rate Ready To Rise

Although the recession has officially been over for two years, the worst may be to come for many people.

RENTEDSPACES.COM

Rental Prices Climb, Buying Remains More Affordable

With home prices still sliding in the wake of the housing bust and credit as tight as ever, rental prices continued to increase at a fast pace this year.

affordable housing News From the Web

02/10/12 Letter: Mel's site needs affordable housing Source: The Daily Journal - San Mateo CA As a concerned senior citizen of Redwood City, I am urging you to reconsider final approval of the Urban Housing Group's development at the Mel's Bowl property at 2580 El Camino Real until there can be further discussion about housing affordability that meets the needs of our diverse community.
02/10/12 Emergency housing bill quadruples Source: BBC Oxford More than Â£65,000 was spent by Oxford City Council putting people in emergency accommodation such as hotels in 2011.
02/10/12 Orthodox sales pitch entices homebuyers Source: The Jewish Chronicle Succah roofs, kosher kitchens and Israeli-style handwashing basins are features of an 80-unit housing development, for which a planning application is under consideration by Salford City Council.
02/10/12 Carlisle rental property resolution passes unanimously Source: The Sentinel - Carlisle PA Carlisle Borough Manager Steve Hietsch's last Borough Council meeting passed quietly, with no contentious issues, no long public comment periods and no friction.
02/10/12 More emerging spending issues for Saginaw Housing... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Queue Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 chart-topping single, "Mo Money Mo Problems."

Background on affordable housing

Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs for either rented or purchased unit, are deemed to those that have a median household income." In Australia, the National Affordable Housing Summit Group developed their definition of Affordable Housing as housing which is "reasonably adequate in standard and location for lower or middle income households and does not cost so much that a household is unlikely to be able to meet other basic needs on a sustainable basis." In the United Kingdom affordable housing includes "social rented and intermediate housing, provided to specified eligible households whose needs are not met by the market." Most of the literature on affordable housing refers to a number of forms that exist along a continuum - from emergency shelters, to transitional housing, to non-market rental (also known as social or subsidized housing), to formal and informal rental, indigenous housing and ending with affordable home ownership.

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