The Durham County Board of Commissioners approved over $10 million in affordable housing partnerships with the City of Durham and heard urgent testimony about the county's affordable housing crisis, which has left over 8,000 households spending more than half their income on rent.
A community coalition presented a request for $1.875 million from federal ARPA funds to launch a guaranteed income pilot program providing $600 monthly to 250 extremely low-income renters. James Savara from the Coalition for Affordable Housing and Transit emphasized that evictions nearly doubled to 6,000 in 2022, and the program aims to prevent displacement before families lose their homes. While commissioners expressed interest, they made no formal commitment, with some focusing on other housing priorities already funded.
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