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Minnesota Housing seeks $7 million for public‑housing preservation as demand outstrips funds
Summary
Minnesota Housing told the committee it needs $7 million in the governor’s bonding recommendation for public‑housing preservation to repair aging public housing, preserve accessibility and health/safety systems, and leverage prior federal and state infusions; officials said the program is oversubscribed.
Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho told the Senate Committee on Capital Investment on Feb. 25 that the agency seeks $7 million in bonding for public‑housing preservation and described broad, multi‑year capital needs in publicly owned housing across Minnesota.
Ho said about 21,000 public housing units house roughly 36,000 people across the state and that most public housing is aging: "95% of public housing is more than 40 years old," she told the committee, adding that about 65% of public‑housing households have annual incomes under $15,000. The department said public housing authorities report capital needs in the hundreds…
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