Afford Your Home Act establishes a housing champion designation and fund, and appropriates money to the affordable housing fund.
The Afford Your Home Act establishes a housing champion designation and grant program fund, appropriating $5,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. It also appropriates $10,000,000 to the affordable housing fund for the same period. The act aims to address New Hampshire's high housing costs, which are nearly four times the state's minimum wage. The fund will provide financing or state matching funds for affordable housing, with a focus on promoting child care near jobs by allowing child care centers on commercially zoned land. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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