U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge learned how housing and homeless issues are different in Alaska during a visit this week to the nation’s largest state.
Sullivan highlighted how Alaska is different from the rest of the country. Most of the state’s rural Alaska Native villages are off the state’s limited road system, and they have drastically higher costs of living.
Anchorage leaders also raised concerns about what they called an unfair agency formula for distributing funding to address homelessness in urban Anchorage. “That’s $15,000 per individual in Houston that they’re receiving to support the people unhoused in their community, where we receive $1,000,” Constant said.Affordable housing is another issue for urban Alaska. The pandemic slowed construction of new homes in Anchorage, which has led to a tighter housing market and higher prices.
Fudge said her agency is also investigating easing zoning and planning regulations nationwide to add more homes. It’s also set aside billions of dollars to help communities enact new ideas to increase housing.
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