Kansas lawmakers move to cut tax credit for affordable housing

Advocates for people who are homeless say eliminating the credit will mean it’s harder to find affordable places to live. Lawmakers say when they passed the tax credits in 2022, they didn’t realize how much they would cost.

Kansas’ Affordable Housing Tax Credit passed with bipartisan support in 2022, but it’s now on the chopping block after lawmakers voted to phase it out.

The program matches federal dollars with state money to incentivize developers to build below-market housing units that wouldn’t otherwise turn a profit.

With help from the credit, over 4,600 new affordable units are in the works as of February 2025, according to data from the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation.

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