The home for Vermont Public's coverage of housing issues affecting the state of Vermont.
Lexi Krupp is Vermont Public's Upper Valley/Northeast Kingdom reporter, focusing on housing and health care. Learn more about Lexi's coverage and get in touch here.
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This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak talks about options for Vermonters struggling to afford heating and utility bills as winter weather arrives.
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Según un reciente estudio, más de la mitad de las unidades de alojamiento de los trabajadores agrícolas en Vermont necesitan arreglos, y soluciones en temas de salud y seguridad.Pero, aunque el alojamiento en las granjas está técnicamente regulado a nivel estatal en Vermont, los trabajadores no pueden contar con la ayuda de agencias estatales. En cambio, los trabajadores agrícolas utilizan un programa que ellos construyeron.
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According to a recent study, more than half of Vermont’s farmworker housing units are in need of repairs, including for health and safety issues.But even though on-farm housing is technically state-regulated in Vermont, farmworkers do not rely on state agencies for help. Instead, farmworkers use a program they built themselves.
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Brenda Siegel says she'll make government work better for the low- and middle-income Vermonters who are struggling to get by.
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The state is encouraging towns to make small changes to their zoning codes to encourage more housing.
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According to recent data, only 24% of Black households in Vermont own their homes, compared to 72% of white households. A new program from the nonprofit Champlain Housing Trust seeks to close the gap by providing up to $25,000 in down payment assistance to help Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, or BIPOC Vermonters, buy a home.
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The Scott administration on Wednesday said it will be able to partially extend a rental assistance program that was set to end for most households starting in December. That's after it found $20 million to put toward the program.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with Vermonters affected by the end of VERAP, the emergency rental assistance program, and advocates trying to keep them housed.
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Federal housing subsidies that have helped thousands of low-income Vermonters pay rent during the pandemic will come to an abrupt halt this fall, and some housing advocates are worried about a spike in homelessness as winter arrives.
