More affordable Housing for El Paso
By Arthur Ian Muela
According to the website of the U.S Census Bureau the population of the United States on November 27, 2011 is 312, 676, 187. With the population growing rapidly the housing market has a high demand for affordable houses. Due to the recent recession many people have lost their jobs and they are not able to purchase a home. The government should take action and create programs or policies to help certain home buyers who can qualify to obtain help from the government to purchase a home. People who receive the help from the government must qualify and be considered a low income household in order to receive the help. Also the government should provide appropriate conditions for the houses made for low income families.
The United States has a high level of people who are considered of a low income and cannot afford a decent house. There are many people who can qualify into the low income households such as: Immigrants, recent college graduates, college students and senior citizens.
There are many affordable houses in the United States however, they are not in good conditions. Some houses need to have major things fixed such as cracks on the walls, poor air conditioner or heater and with unsanitary conditions. Another problem that they have is that they affordable houses are placed on horrible neighborhoods with gangs and without a nice infrastructure. Why cant there be any affordable houses with resources that look like for people with a higher income?
The government should create homes for low income families that are suitable for a family. Recent college graduates do not have a lot of money to purchase a nice home, so the government should step up and help them by providing them with a discount or another type of help to obtain a house. Many college students that move away from home in order to get in a education are not financially stable or have a home to live in and that prevents them from getting an education. Students end up dropping out due to no support with housing or money. There are many homeless people due to these reasons, many people have to live with other people or family members in order to have shelter. Most of the time there are up to two families living in one small house. I am a college student and I am struggling financially even though I live in a home with my parents, so I believe it is harder if there is a student living outside of his hometown.
In conclusion, we can see that there are many policy’s we can change or maybe create for those who do not have much money to afford a house. We need the support of the government to create more affordable houses for those families that are migrating to the U.S. or just those who are beginning a family. People in the U.S. need some help and the government should offer them in order for citizens to be successful. However, these low income families also pay taxes like everyone else and they should receive some type of help.
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