Austin DSA’s Homes for All campaign is fighting for deeply affordable housing in Austin, Texas!

How can I get involved?

Homes for All Interest Form

Come to our campaign meetings and other events! Meetings and events for our campaign are listed as “Homes for All” on the Austin DSA calendar

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Our Vision

Fund deeply affordable, green social housing with Austin’s 2026 Infrastructure Bond

In 2026, voters in Austin will have a chance to vote on an infrastructure bond. We hope to influence the direction of this bond to fund a $350 million investment in deeply affordable housing. Read below to find out why green, social housing is crucially important.

What is social housing?

Social housing refers to apartment complexes that are owned by the city and/or directly managed by residents. Because social housing is accountable to voters and renters, rents can be set at deeply affordable rates to meet people’s housing needs. City-owned housing can also enable stronger tenant rights, including protection against evictions. You can read more about social housing here.

What is green housing?

The climate crisis is a global emergency. Addressing this issue requires fighting for environmental sustainablility at every opportunity. “Green” housing means that apartments are constructed in a resource-efficient way to minimize harm to health and the environment. You can read more about green infrastructure here.

Questions about social housing

How can social housing be funded?

A one-time investment in social housing can yield long-term returns through cross-subsidization. By building and acquiring both deeply affordable and market-rate units, rents from market-rate units can be put into a social housing fund that is used to continually maintain and generate more affordable housing. This model ensures that rents are used to maintain a stock of housing for all, instead of being funneled into the pockets of large landowners.

Does social housing work?

Social housing works all over the world! One of the most prominent examples is Vienna, Austria, where 60% of residents live in social housing and rents are among the lowest in Europe. In Helsinki, Finland, 70% of city land is socially owned and 14% of residents life in social housing. Unsheltered homelessness in Helsinki is near zero. In Singapore, 82% of residents live in social housing, 92% of which is effectively owner-occupied through 99-year ownership titles.