Ayotte suggests leasing surplus state land for housing
Gov. Kelly Ayotte suggests leasing surplus state land for residential development to help curb New Hampshire's housing shortage and attract more workers to the state.
Housing authorities and agencies throughout New Hampshire are receiving nearly $3.6 million through the federal CARES Act to support affordable housing during the Covid-19 crisis, members of the state’s congressional delegation have announced.
The funds – totaling $3,594,661 – is being distributed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Public Housing Operating Fund, which is used to support housing authorities in funding the operating and maintenance expenses of their buildings, and its Housing Choice Voucher Program, which is used to help low-income, disabled and elderly people afford safe and decent housing in the private market.
Under the distribution, 14 New Hampshire housing authorities will receive a total of $1,895,201 through Public Housing Operating Fund grants:
Receiving a total of $1,699,460 HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program Grants:
• Northumberland Housing Authority, $2,136