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Pennsylvania to dedicate $375 million to create affordable housing

August 13, 2022 / 10:45 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Funding to be used to address affordable housing

HARRISBURG (KDKA) - Governor Tom Wolf and members of the General Assembly celebrated efforts to address the affordable housing crisis.

$375 million will be used to create new units, repair existing residences, and fund home repairs.

Lawmakers have said quality and affordable housing is a right.

They also discussed how gentrification, aging infrastructure, and rising property values are some of the major challenges across Pennsylvania.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.