In an effort to assess fair housing options in Philadelphia neighborhoods, the City’s Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has released a housing and neighborhood survey – Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH).

The AFH survey, which is in partnership with the Urban Institute and Reinvestment Fund, will assess how Philadelphians feel about their current housing, community and housing options. The results of the survey will be used to help shape Philadelphia’s housing and neighborhood investment plans.

The results of the survey will be used to “create meaningful actions to address housing challenges and improve communities,” according to Mayor Jim Kenney.

One of the main goals of the survey is expansion of fair housing outreach, education and enforcement and open access to all housing resources and programs. Other goals include preserving existing affordable rental and homeownership housing and developing new affordable rental and homeownership opportunities in the city, including for people with disabilities and homeless populations.

The survey takes about 10-20 minutes to complete and all answers are confidential.  The deadline for responses is February 28, 2022.

The survey can be found here and is available in eight different languages – English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Vietnamese.