The Change in the Number of Renter Households with Worst Case Housing Needs,* 2001 – 2011 Number Change % Change (in thousands) (in thousands) from previous year2001 5,014 ---- ----2003 5,176 162 3.2%2005 5,992 816 15.8% 2007 5,905 -87 -1.5%2009 7,095 1,190 20.2%2011 8,475 1,380 19.5%*The term “worst case housing needs” is defined as very low income renters with incomes below 50% of the area median income who do not receive government housing assistance and who either paid more than half of their income for rent or lived in severely inadequate conditions, or who faced both of those challenges. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2013). Worst Case Housing Needs 2011: A Summary Report to Congress. Washington, D.C.: Author. http://www.huduser.org/Publications/pdf/HUD-506_WorstCase2011.pdf