Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the “Whole-Home Repairs Act” (S.127) on January 22. The bipartisan bill would create a national five-year pilot program based on Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Program, which has helped thousands of families maintain their homes through grants and forgivable loans. NLIHC has endorsed the bill.
The Whole-Home Repair Act seeks to address critical housing issues such as unsafe living conditions, housing deterioration, and limited access to affordable home repairs, which disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color exacerbating existing inequalities in health, safety, and financial stability.
The bill aims to provide resources for essential repairs, preserve housing stock, and support workforce development by training individuals for pre-apprenticeship programs. The bill seeks not only to preserve and revitalize housing across the nation but also address the pressing need for affordable, sustainable living conditions.
“Millions of families are living in homes that are unsafe, unhealthy, or unlivable because they can’t afford repairs,” said Senator Fetterman in a press release. “The Whole-Home Repairs Act promotes a practical, proven solution to this problem. This program helped thousands of Pennsylvanians stay in their homes; imagine what it could do for families across the country.”
Read the press release at: https://tinyurl.com/3jjxp85r
Learn more about the bill at: https://tinyurl.com/3zj8mdfv