South Carolina

State Data Overview

Across South Carolina, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). 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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149,631

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Renter households that are extremely low income

-79,089

Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters

$30,180

Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household

$53,896

Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.

71%

Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
State Level Partners

NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer

Billy Cerullo
202.662.1530 x219 | [email protected]

State Partners

There is currently no State Coalition Partner in this state. Learn the qualifications for becoming a State Coalition Partner.

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]
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. Email Kyle Arbuckle with any questions.

Current Year HTF Allocation

$8,590,615
See Allocation Amount for Prior Year

HTF State Resources

2020
2020 Small Rental Development Program (SRDP) Application Manual (PDF)
2020 Public Comments and Responses (PDF)
Draft Final 2020 Annual Action Plan, HTF Allocation Plan on page 104 (PDF)
2019
Although these items were posted by the state for 2019, they apply to the state's 2018 HTF allocation.
Small Rental Development Program (SRDP) Application Manual (PDF)
Draft Action Plan, HTF Allocation Plan pages 46-53 and 84-91 (PDF)
Small Rental Development Program (SRDP) Webpage
2019 SDRP Bulletin 1 (PDF)
2019 SDRP Bulletin 2 (PDF)
2019 SDRP Public Comments and Responses (PDF)
Projects awarded 2018 HTF allocation in 2019 (PDF)
2018
Final Action Plan, HTF discussion on pages 47-51 and HTF Allocation Plan on pages 73-80 (PDF)
Small Rental Development Program (SRDP) Application Manual (PDF)
2017
HTF Awards under the State’s Small Rental Development Program, SRDP (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Draft 2017 Annual Action Plan (PDF)
2016
2017 NHTF Rental Workshop slides (PDF)
2017 NHTF Rental Manual (PDF)
HUD-Approved 2016 Allocation Plan (PDF)
Revised Allocation Plan Submitted August 15, 2016 (PDF)
Third Draft HTF Allocation Plan by South Carolina Housing Finance Authority (PDF)
Public Comments and Replies from South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (PDF)
Second Draft HTF Allocation Plan by South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority, released July 13 (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan by South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority (PDF)
HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)

State Designated Entity

State Entity Webpage
https://www.schousing.com

Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

Eric Kiesling
Development Coordinator
803-896-9843
er ic .kiesli n g @schousing.com
NHTF-specific Pages
National Housing Trust Fund
Small Rental Development Program (SRDP)

Learn More About HTF
Resources

Resources

Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: South Carolina (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: South Carolina (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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina and Nationwide

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