Housing
I am a firm believer that housing is an essential human right! Everyone deserves access to safe, accessible, affordable housing. And building this housing and keeping other housing in good condition is key to creating and maintaining livable communities.
I know that our city, our commonwealth, and much of our nation currently have an affordable housing crisis. Addressing this crisis involves significant investments in our housing infrastructure and expanding fair housing protections. As a member of the influential tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, I am continuously advocating for expansions of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
In Congress, I am also fighting to deliver critical housing investments back into our community. I have secured funding for local projects throughout the Third District, including ones to build housing units that serve severely underserved women and elderly veterans, increase affordable housing for low-income seniors, and create critically needed affordable homeownership options for Philadelphians who otherwise could not purchase their homes.
For more information about my work on housing, read more below or contact my office here.
More on Housing
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 10, 2026) – U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) introduced the Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act to strengthen the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to expand the supply of affordable, accessible housing for older adults and people with disabilities.
Evans’ lead House co-sponsor is Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), and U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 12, 2026) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) today announced he secured $7.4 million for eight community projects in the 3rd Congressional District in a recently passed federal funding package.
“Bringing federal funding home for Philadelphians has always been one of my priorities in Congress, and I’ll keep pursuing more funding for our communities,” Evans said.
The federal funding is designated for these projects:
PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 26, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) recently released his State of the District report covering 2024, now available on his website, evans.house.gov.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7, 2024 – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) is looking ahead to the next term of Congress and vowing to fight what he called a largely unpopular Republican agenda.
Quick updates:
● I’m co-leading a new bill that would restrict tax breaks for big corporate investors that buy up homes.
U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Dwight Evans (PA-03) introduced the Stop Predatory Investing Act to restrict tax breaks for big corporate investors that buy up homes, often driving up local housing prices and rents. This legislation would prohibit an investor who acquires 50 or more single-family rental homes from deducting interest or depreciation on those properties.
This week, President Biden announced a plan to give corporate landlords a choice: either cap rent increases on existing units at 5% per year or risk losing current valuable federal tax breaks. This would apply to landlo
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) announced $21,395,555 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). The grant will support the creation of a new of street grid and pedestrian infrastructure to facilitate the redevelopment of the Westpark Apartments in West Philly.
PHILADELPHIA (May 31, 2024) – The office of Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) will host his fifth annual Federal Resources and Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, 19147.
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) announced he has secured more than $13.3 million in federal funding for 15 Philadelphia community projects. The funding is provided in an appropriations bill that has passed the House of Representatives and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Biden.