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  2. Housing Needs By State

Alabama

  • State Data Overview

    Across Alabama, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households, whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income. Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions. 

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    173,399
    Or
    28%
    Renter households that are extremely low income
    -83,649
    Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters
    $30,220
    Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household
    $42,869
    Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.
    69%
    Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
  • State Level Partners

    NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer

    Kenza Headshot

    Kenza Idrissi Janati

    [email protected]
    202-662-1530 x817

    State Partners

    Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama (c/o Collaborative Solutions)
    PO Box 130159
    Birmingham, AL 35213-0159
    P 205-939-0411
    https://collaborative-solutions.net
    www.alabamahousingtrustfund.org

    Russell Bennett
    CEO
    [email protected]

    Jay Williams
    Program Associate
    [email protected]


    Alabama Arise
    PO Box 1188
    Montgomery, AL 36104
    P 334-832-9060
    www.alarise.org

    Dev Wakeley
    Housing Policy Analyst
    [email protected]

    Robyn Hyden
    Executive Director
    [email protected]
    Lookup State and Federal Officials

    Become an NLIHC State Partner

    NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.

    Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]

    Become a Member
  • Housing Trust Fund
    HTF Implementation Information

    NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved. 

    Current Year HTF Allocation

    $7,451,918

    See Allocation Amount for Prior Year

    HTF State Resources

    2023

    Draft 2023 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2022

    NHTF Status Report (PDF)

    Final 2022 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Draft 2022 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2021

    NHTF Status Report (PDF)

    Final 2021 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Draft 2021 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2020

    Projects Awarded HTF Funds, see pages 2 and 3 (PDF)

    Draft 2020 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Final HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2019

    Projects Awarded HTF Funds, see pages 2 and 3 (PDF)

    Final 2019 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Summary of Public Comments (PDF)

    Draft 2019 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2018

    Final 2018 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Public Comments and State Response to Draft HTF Allocation Plan  (PDF)

    2017

    HTF Application List as of June 3, 2019 (PDF)

    HUD-Approved 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Final HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Public Comments and State Response to Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2018 Application Workshop slides (PDF)

    Draft 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Notice of public hearing (PDF)

    HUD-Approved 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2018 and 2019 Funding Approvals (PDF)

    2016

    HUD-Approved HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    September 23, 2016 Revised Allocation Plan by Alabama Housing Finance Authority (PDF)

    Public Comments Submitted to AHFA by the Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama (PDF)

    Draft Allocation Plan by Alabama Housing Finance (PDF)

    Alabama-specific model Allocation Plan by NLIHC (PDF)

    Recording of NLIHC’s Alabama-specific Allocation Plan advocacy webinar dated April 21, 2016 (MP4)

    Slides from NLIHC Alabama-specific Allocation Plan advocacy webinar dated April 21, 2016 (PDF)

    HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)

    NLIHC Summary of HTF Allocation Plan Draft (PDF)

    State Designated Entity

    State Entity Webpage
    Alabama Housing Finance Authority


    Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

    David Young
    Multifamily Administrator
    [email protected]


    NHTF-specific Pages

    National Housing Trust Fund
    Allocation Application Information

    Learn More About HTF

  • Resources
    Resources

    Housing Profiles

    State Housing Profile

    State Housing Profile: Alabama (PDF)

    Congressional District Housing Profile

    Congressional District Profile: Alabama (PDF)


    Research and Data

    National Housing Preservation Database

    The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.

    Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing

    Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In Alabama and Nationwide

    The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes

    The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In Alabama and Nationwide

    Other Links

    Alabama's State Housing Wage

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