PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As rental rates rise across the state, Rhode Islanders now face harsh realities of a continued housing crisis, that shows no signs of ending soon. The rising rental rates have driven families from their homes, like the Ringland’s of Barrington. Their monthly rent went from $950 to $1,800 over the past
PROVIDENCE, RI– In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent in Rhode Island, full-time workers need to earn $24.32 per hour. This is Rhode Island’s 2022 Housing Wage, revealed in a national report published today. The report, Out of Reach, was jointly released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
PROVIDENCE — A person earning minimum wage in Rhode Island would have to work at least 79 hours each week in order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent, according to a new national report. The Out of Reach report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition also found that Rhode Islanders
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that his Administration is allocating over $11 million in resources from the Consolidated Homeless Fund (CHF) to 27 nonprofit agencies to assist Rhode Islanders who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. CHF brings together various funding sources, including local, state, and federal dollars, in
STATE HOUSE – The House of Representatives' package of 10 bills to address the state’s housing crisis has been signed into law. The legislation was backed by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Rep. June S. Speakman, chairwoman of the Special Legislative Commission to Study the Rhode Island Low and Moderate Income Housing Act...
RHODE ISLAND, June 28 - On June 27, Governor Dan McKee signed the FY 2023 State budget, making crucial investments to maintain Rhode Island's economic momentum. The budget makes historic investments to address the housing crisis and strengthen Rhode Island's economy while providing targeted tax relief to families, veterans and local businesses...
STATE HOUSE – The General Assembly today approved a package of 10 bills to address the state’s housing crisis. The legislation was backed by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Rep. June S. Speakman, chairwoman of the Special Legislative Commission to Study the Rhode Island Low and Moderate Income Housing Act...
Miguel Martínez Youngs is nearly 30. Normally, at this stage of life, he and his friends would be talking about buying houses, he told the Senate Committee on Housing and Municipal Governance. But instead, he said, their conversations tend to center around questions like, "Has your rent gone up? How much?"...
Housing advocates, community leaders, and state legislators, including Rhode Island Speaker of the House Joseph Shekarchi, gathered in the State House library on Thursday to call for increased investments that will support building, preserving, and removing barriers to accessing safe, healthy and affordable homes for Rhode Islanders. The event was organized by Homes RI, “a cross-sector coalition of
Backers of one new General Assembly proposal to ease Rhode Island's housing crunch say it would not count McMansions as affordable housing, as critics fear. The legislation, which passed the House on Thursday evening, counts some mobile homes toward each community's 10% affordable-housing quota...