(Washington, DC) – On Monday, April 15, at 11:30 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will host a media availability to highlight her Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal’s “Keep Housing Affordable Tax Credit,” which would increase and expand the refundable Schedule H tax credit for DC homeowners and renters.

Schedule H assists low- and moderate-income residents who face high property taxes or rents compared with their income, particularly seniors. Mayor Bowser’s new $5.2 million investment would increase the Schedule H credit to $1,200 and would expand eligibility to 3,000 new people.

WHEN:
Monday, April 15, at 11:30 am

WHO:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Polly Donaldson, Director, DC Department of Housing and Community Development
Stephen Taylor, Commissioner, DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Carolyn Matthews, Vice Chair, DC Commission on Aging

WHERE:
UPO Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene Community Service Center
2907 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE
*Closest Metro Station: Congress Heights Station*
 

All reporters and other media interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16 (DCN).