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State Data Overview
Across Washington, 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.
KeyFacts238,086Or21%Renter households that are extremely low income-166,912Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters$36,410Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household$85,501Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.77%Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden -
State Level Partners
NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer
Thaddaeus Elliott
202-662-1530 x250 | [email protected]
State PartnersWashington Low Income Housing Alliance
304 Alaskan Way S.
Suite 302
Seattle, WA 98104
Ms. Rachael Myers, Executive Director
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]
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Housing Trust FundHTF 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 Thaddaeus Elliott with any questions.
Current Year HTF Allocation$16,889,505
HTF State Resources2019
Draft Annual Action Plan (PDF)
Final Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on page 55 (PDF)
2018
Notice of Fund Availability, NOFA (PDF)
Annual Action Plan (PDF)
2017
2017 NHTF awards (PDF)
HTF Allocation Plan submitted to HUD (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Stakeholder Power Point Presentation (PDF)
2016
Stakeholder Meeting slides (PDF)
Olympia stakeholder meeting recording
Spokane stakeholder meeting recording
HUD Approved Allocation Plan (PDF)
State NHTF Overview slides (PDF)
Comments submitted by stakeholders to draft NHTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
State Designated EntityState Entity Webpage
Washington State Department of CommerceOfficial Directly Involved with HTF ImplementationShawn Slape
HOME & NHTF Program Manager
Housing Finance Unit
360-725-5005
[email protected]NHTF-specific Pages
National Housing Trust Fund
Notices of Fund Availability, NOFAs
Annual Action PlanGetting Started Report (11 MB) -
ResourcesResources
Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: Washington (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: Washington (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 Washington 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 Washington and Nationwide
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