Indiana housing advocates say the state's new Rental Assistance Program sets up the "pipeline" to help Hoosiers in need -- but that it still needs to be filled with resources.

Officials announced the creation of a Rental Assistance Program Wednesday. It will provide $500 a month for four months to people whove lost income during the pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said the grants will directly support the housing counseling services provided by the HUD-approved groups, including helping people assess their readiness for a home purchase and navigating the home-buying process.

Housing disparity influenced by race is apparent in cities across the Midwest and a new analysis focuses on what this inequality looks like in Marion County.

Montgomery County's first-ever comprehensive plan outlines a list of desired land uses in the county, as well as what the residents would like to keep out. On that second list? Low-income housing.

A new grant-funded program at The Damien Center, an AIDS service group in Indianapolis, was designed to help transgender people move into short-term housing.

Mental illness, chronic health conditions, substance abuse, a history of incarceration, and domestic violence were the key issues identified by those surveyed.

Half of the funding is planned to help increase police presence downtown, a direct response to what the mayor and others call "aggressive panhandling."

The set of houses in the Educators' Village fall under affordable housing guidelines, meaning the area's median income limits who can buy them.

The money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Most will go toward housing efforts