Delaware
The resource center is published from Sussex County, Delaware. Here is how affordable and workforce housing works in the First State — the agencies, the programs, and the pressures facing each county.
Cottage Communities and Pocket Neighborhoods
How cottage communities and pocket neighborhoods work: small homes around a shared green, the zoning behind them, what they cost and who they serve.
Workforce Housing in Resort, Coastal and Rural Communities
Why resort, beach and rural towns struggle to house the people who work there, and how deed restrictions, employer housing and rental rules respond.
Affordable and Workforce Housing in Delaware
How housing help works in Delaware: the state housing agency, key programs, how New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties differ, and where to get help.
Delaware agencies and programs
- Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)Delaware's cabinet-level state housing agency, which now calls itself Housing Delaware. It finances homes and rental housing, allocates the state's Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, and runs voucher and public housing programs.Agency
- Delaware Housing Development Fund (HDF)Delaware's state-funded revolving loan fund for building and preserving affordable housing. Administered by the Delaware State Housing Authority, it supplies loans, and some grants, that fill financing gaps in rental and special-needs projects.Since 1968
- Delaware State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP)A state-funded rental voucher program, run by the Delaware State Housing Authority, for low-income Delawareans who receive state supportive services and need affordable housing to live independently in the community. It is available only by referral from a state agency.Since 2011
- Delaware Workforce Housing ProgramA Delaware grant program created by law in 2024 that reimburses private investors for up to 20% of the capital costs of creating housing for households earning up to 100% of area median income. The Delaware State Housing Authority administers it.Since 2024