Sentences with phrase «address affordability»

After completion of the study, FEMA will have a better understanding of how rate increases will affect policyholders and be better equipped to provide Congress suggestions on how the NFIP can address affordability issues, said Rutenberg.

The premium cut in 2015 also did little to help address affordability, according to the center.

The federal government is currently developing a national housing strategy to address the affordability problem.

This will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to complete an affordability study that was mandated by BW - 12; propose targeted regulations to address any affordability issues found in the study; and give Congress adequate time to review those regulations.

To address affordability, we must reduce the parental share of cost of child care in that:

Far from attending to only one piece of the puzzle, this important piece of legislation would pair federal investment with state partnerships to dramatically expand access, address affordability, increase quality, and invest in early childhood education professionals.

No amount of reasonable increases to legal aid will ever increase this threshold to actually address affordability of legal services in family law.

As the city embarked on its effort to put the plan together, it also faced criticism from some who feared that it would not do enough to address the affordability crisis that artists face in a city of rising rents and disappearing studio, rehearsal, and performance spaces.

Then, in April, the Ontario government introduced the Fair Housing Plan, a slate of measures to address affordability including a 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers in the GTA and surrounding area.

When addressing student loan debt, House Representative Dina Titus (Democrat) proclaimed, «We must do more to address the affordability of college for the long - term.»

In 2013, she supported legislation to keep Perkins loan rates low for another year, but she stated, «We must do more to address the affordability of college for the long - term.»

Certainly there are advantages to a tiered system, but those benefits may do little to address the affordability problems faced by home buyers, nor will it significantly reduce the government's risk when it comes to insured mortgages.

Congress should be using HEA reauthorization to address affordability for the students who struggle the most to pay, but this bill does the opposite by eliminating programs and not reinvesting in need - based student aid.

Vouchers that are targeted to disadvantaged students could theoretically help address the affordability barrier, but, in general, when governments target attractive financial benefits to one part of the population, politically powerful groups will exert pressure to loosen eligibility requirements to gain their own access.

And then we also have to address the affordability issue.»

The City Council also announced Monday it now supports de Blasio's rezoning plans, based on alterations that address affordability and parking.

The leaders of the community proposal and rally, reverends from Brooklyn, achieved significant attention for their plan and support from elected officials, in part because their critique of de Blasio's housing program touched the core tension of what some see as a solid, fairly moderate approach, but others call too timid to address the affordability crisis facing the city and its residents and, in some cases, a catalyst of detrimental gentrification.

He also specifically addressed the decline in the state's population, saying he will propose measures designed «to address affordability» in New York.

In major cities around the world, the YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) movement has risen up in a grassroots way to help address affordability for everyone.

Focusing on how we can start addressing affordability, in order to keep our region livable and economically competitive.

Housing Forum 2017 will focus on how we can start addressing affordability, in order to keep our region livable and economically competitive.

So we need to make sure if we're addressing affordability that, that everyday affordability is available, which is what the second quarter menu introduction is designed to complement in addition to promotion.

The evolutionary branch of humanism addresses the affordability issue from a Darwinistic point of view.

Not exact matches

Canada's political leaders want to address the growing affordability crisis in Canada's largest housing markets.

This money would have gone a long way to address housing affordability issues either through targeted investments in new affordable housing stock or perhaps through investments in boosting rental housing construction.

Stagnating incomes and soaring housing prices have led to an affordability crisis, and the government could make the argument that this should be addressed with a policy intervention.

Last week however, Clark announced another housing policy that not only fails to address any key contributing factors to the affordability crisis, but will likely make housing costs and the overheated market worse: the BC HOME Partnership Program (BCHP).

«We were particularly encouraged to see fiscal discipline in light of the continued economic uncertainty seen elsewhere in Canada and the world, the establishment of a commission on tax competitiveness to evaluate current taxation instruments like the provincial sales tax, and proposed changes to the property transfer tax to start addressing housing affordability by increasing the exemption threshold and introducing a third tax rate on higher - valued properties.»

Now before reviewing our fiscal 2013 strategic priorities, it's worth noting that each brand has developed plans to address the elevated need for affordability that our guests still have while also investing behind initiatives that will help build brand equity, ensure differentiated guest experiences and support longer - term growth.

Could retirement shared ownership address a chronic lack of affordability?

But if policy - makers want to actually address the root causes of lack of affordability, they should focus on the core problems with the housing market.

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has announced a five - pillar approach to address housing affordability for renters, homebuyers and homeowners across British Columbia.

Solutions to address housing affordability and transit infrastructure will assist with attracting and retaining necessary and valuable human capital in Greater Vancouver.

«We want to change that by providing value to manufacturers — and ultimately, consumers — so that they can recalibrate their lifestyle with products that address their health needs without compromising taste and affordability.»

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, address the National Press Club at lunchtime today on the issue of gas and electricity affordability.

The ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, delivered the welcome address at the ACCC & AER Regulatory conference, focusing on electricity affordability.

Evaluation of farm - to - school implementation might address whether locally grown foods were delivered to schools and served in cafeterias as intended; cafeteria staff, parent, and student response (ie, acceptability); and the effects on the cost of school lunches (ie, affordability).

The agenda must address universal health - care coverage, access and affordability; end preventable maternal, new - born and child deaths and malnutrition ensure the protection, promotion and support of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding with adequate complementary feeding for 2 years and beyond ensure the availability of essential medicines; realize women's reproductive health and rights; ensure immunization coverage; eradicate malaria and realize the vision of a future free of AIDS and tuberculosis; reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases, including mental illness, nervous system injuries and road accidents; and promote healthy behaviours, including those related to breastfeeding, water, sanitation and hygiene.

To help address the city's housing, homelessness and affordability problem, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced «Vital Brooklyn,» a program through which he proposed spending $ 1.4 billion in the borough.

Even though the state budget was approved two weeks ago, he notes that the legislative session doesn't end for another few weeks and the governor and lawmakers could still do something to address the housing affordability issue.

There's no doubt we must address our City's affordability crisis.

Stringer also criticized de Blasio's proposal, unveiled during his State of the City address earlier this year, to address the city's «affordability crisis» by creating 100,000 new «good - paying» jobs over the next 10 years, with 40,000 of those jobs created over the next four years.

«If you want to maintain affordability, taxes have to be addressed,» said Patrick Siconolfi, executive director of the Community Housing Improvement Program, a trade association representing more than 2,500 building owners in the city.

«By addressing issues such as college affordability, transparency and growing economic opportunity, we believe this pivotal generation will respond well to our message,» Flanagin said.

«This is the first issue that I want to address, and in many ways, I believe it is the most important issue that this state and this nation must address,» Cuomo said at a rally with Sanders in January, «which is higher education and the affordability of higher education.»

Brian has the demonstrated passion to work as the next State Senator to address the critical needs in education funding, housing affordability, criminal justice reform and economic development.

In a statement released by the spokesman to the vice president, Laolu Akande, in a statement, the task force set up by Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo considered ways of urgently ameliorating the situation, particularly by addressing issues of affordability and availability.

In this year's race for the White House, candidates have addressed college affordability and student debt — two issues that are vitally important to New York families.

The most comprehensive affordable housing plan in the City's history and largest municipal housing plan in the nation, its goal is to create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing for very low - and middle income families to help address New York City's affordability crisis.

Additional action is needed to address college access, affordability, and completion so that higher education becomes a true pathway to opportunity for all New Yorkers.