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OPLC Joins With Other Consumer Advocates in Changing Lifeline language in Budget Bill.
Attorney Mike Smalz testified on behalf of the Ohio Poverty Law Center and Ohio Consumers of Health Coverage in support of continuing Ohio’s Medicaid expansion and in opposition to work requirements that were included in Sub. HB 49.
Continued Medicaid coverage for low-income Ohioans supported by Ohio Poverty Law Center.
Consumer Advocates Submit Joint Testimony on Lifeline Telephone Assistance for Low-Income Telephone Consumers.
Ohio Senate Bill 3 will improve job outlook for people with criminal records by streamlining CQE petition process
Report finds that affordable housing program provides limited choice and opportunity for low-income, African-American families.
News Release
August 16, 2016
Almost all affordable rental housing developed through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program for families has been placed in highly-segregated, high poverty areas of Ohio. The LIHTC program has also cut back on the development of housing that serves families with children. These are the findings of a new report prepared for Ohio legal aid and fair housing programs by Abt Associates, a national research firm with expertise in housing.
People on low incomes continue to find it more difficult to find housing they can afford. The LIHTC program is designed to provide families access safe and affordable housing. It helps non-profit and for-profit developers finance affordable housing through federal tax breaks, and it is administered in Ohio by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency.