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Council president: housing shortage, IHA management changes and 'Streets to Home' funding shape homelessness response
Summary
Bob Bosley told MECANA members Marion County faces an estimated 30,000-unit affordable housing shortfall, noted a federal takeover and management change at the Indianapolis Housing Agency that slowed voucher issuance, and described the first-phase 'Streets to Home' funding to place 350 people into permanent supportive housing.
Indianapolis City-County Council President Bob Bosley told neighborhood leaders the city faces an acute shortage of affordable housing and said recent changes at the Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA) have affected voucher distribution and housing access.
"We, as you know, have a multi thousand unit deficit when it comes to affordable housing in Marion County... some estimates are, you know, 30,000 units here in Marion County," Bosley said.
Bosley said federal oversight of the Indianapolis Housing Agency has slowed voucher distribution in the short…
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