The federal government first became involved in providing housing during the Great Depression of the 1930s, primarily as a means of creating jobs. The United States Housing Act of 1937 established public housing as a federally financed but locally operated program. Construction of new housing was to be carried on in coordination with slum clearance. To participate, states were required to have passed enabling legislation establishing public housing agencies (PHA's). The State of Illinois passed enabling legislation in 1934. The state conferred upon housing authorities all powers necessary to engage in the delivery of low rent housing and slum clearance (thus the original name of Aurora Land Clearance Commission). In 1949, the Housing Act was amended and it became a national objective: "to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing in a suitable environment for families of low income, at rent rates they can afford to pay." Federal participation has been necessary because the cost of decent housing has risen beyond the ability of many families to pay for.
Today, there are public housing agencies in approximately 125 localities throughout the State of Illinois and over 3,400 public housing providers nationwide. Each PHA is different and each serves the needs of their residents and community.
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