Alaska Affordable Housing Information
- In Alaska,
Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit is $905
- An extremely
low income household (earning 30% of the AMI of $72,141) can afford
monthly rent of no more than $541
- A 3-person household receiving the maximum TANF grant can afford monthly rent of no more than $277
- A minimum wage earner, earning $14,872 annually, can afford monthly rent of no more than $372
- Fair market rent for a one-bedroom unit is $721
- A household on SSI can afford monthly rent of no more than $174
- A unit is considered affordable if it costs no more than 30% of the renter's income
- 45% of renters in Alaska are unable to afford Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit
- In Alaska, a worker earning the State Minimum Wage ($7.15 per hour) has to work 97 hours per week in order to afford a two-bedroom unit at the area's Fair Market rent
- The Housing Wage in Alaska is $17.40. This is the amount a worker would have to earn per hour in order to be able to work 40 hours per week and afford a two-bedroom unit at the area's Fair Market rent. This is 243% of the present State Minimum wage ($7.15 per hour)
Alaska
Homelessness Info
The following
information is from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Homeless
Service Provider Survey, January 26, 2000.
- People with disabilities constitute 39% of Alaska's homeless, as compared to 25% of all Americans.
- People with mental illness constitute between 23-39% of Alaska's homeless, as compared with 7% of the U.S. population.
- Veterans represent 17% Alaska's homeless, while they only represent 11% of Alaska's population.
- 29% of homeless clients served reported being victims of violence or sexual assault.
- 28% of Alaska's homeless are families with children.
Alaska
Housing Resources
Alaska Coalition
on Housing and Homelessness: 907-330-8276 www.akcoalition.com
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation: 907-338-6100 or 1-800-478-2432 www.ahfc.state.ak.us
Juneau Housing First: 907-463-1276—www.juneauhousingfirst.org
Catholic Social Services Programs: 907-277-2554—www.cssalaska.org
Diocese of Anchorage: 907-297-7700
www.archdioceseofanchorage.org
Diocese of Fairbanks: 907-374-9500—www.cbna.info
Diocese of Juneau: 907-586-2227—www.dioceseofjuneau.org
National Low Income Housing Coalition—www.nlihc.org
Seattle, WA 98115