Letter of Support for Minnesota Starter Home Act

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April 1, 2025

Hon. Lindsay Port
Minnesota Senate
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Hon. Spencer Igo
Minnesota House of Representatives
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RE: Minnesota Catholic Conference Support for Minnesota Starter Home Act

Dear Sen. Port and Rep. Igo:

Peace be with you. Thank you for introducing S.F. 2229/H.F. 1987, the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. We support your effort to make owning a home more feasible for Minnesota families. Upon enactment, we hope that it has the intended effect of increasing the supply of affordable homes for families, as well as creating more opportunities to care for loved ones in accessory dwellings and perhaps, in turn, alleviating the pressures on long-term care facilities.

Policy decisions should prioritize the well-being of Minnesota’s families, as is being done through your bill. Unfortunately, owning a home is out of reach for many. The ability to lay down roots in a home also impacts the decision to form families and have children. Minnesota is already facing a workforce shortage, and the demographic trends are indicating it will get worse.

The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, helped lead the effort to create the nation-leading child tax credit because we need to make Minnesota a state where couples are encouraged to lay down roots and form families. As a state, we need more “families first” policies, and we believe that the Minnesota Starter Home Act is one that will put affordable housing within reach of more couples and families. Thank you for leading this effort.

Please let us know how we can support you in advancing this proposal through the Legislature.

Respectfully yours,

Jason Adkins
Executive Director
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CC: House and Senate co-author