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Recognizes April 2025 as "National Fair Housing Month" in Delaware, marking the 57th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the 56th anniversary of Delaware's Fair Housing Act

Delaware's Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, creed, sex, marital status, familial status, source of income, age, sexual orientation, and disability

The 152nd General Assembly passed legislation in June 2024 to amend the Delaware Fair Housing Act to prevent discrimination based on use of government rental assistance, pending implementation by the state's five public housing authorities

Approximately 70% of extremely low-income Delaware renter households are severely cost burdened, with housing costs consuming 50% or more of household income, and the state has a shortage of 14,563 affordable rental units for extremely low-income renters

More than 1,300 people sleep in homeless or temporary shelters each night in Delaware, and the state ranks 17th highest in the nation for housing wage