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Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2020 5-Year ACS PUMS and HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (POSH) data.

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The Lowest-Income Renters Struggle the Most with Housing Cost Burdens

Source: 2022 ACS PUMS.

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Nearly Half of Renters Applying for FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program after Helene Are Lower-Income

Note: IHP = Individuals and Households ProgramSource: FEMA (2024). OpenFEMA: Individuals and Households Program - Valid Registrations - v1. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from: https://www.fema.gov/api…

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Approximately Half of Households with Tenant-Based Vouchers Live in High-Poverty Areas

Note: High-poverty census tracts are generally defined as those with poverty rates higher than 20%.Source: Hawke, S. (2024, October 15). Tracking Investment: Trends in Housing Vouchers and…

May 24, 2021

Those Laid Off in 2020 Were Already Less Likely to be Financially Stable before Pandemic

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2020.”

May 17, 2021

Only 23% of Emergency Rental Assistance Programs Currently Provide Direct-to-Tenant Assistance

Source: NLIHC Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Dashboard: https://nlihc.org/era-dashboard

May 10, 2021

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Units Use an Array of Federal Rental Assistance Programs

Source: HUD 2018 LIHTC Tenant Data

May 3, 2021

Half of All Communities Lack Plan for Mass Vaccinations of People Experiencing Homelessness

Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness, “Voices from the Field: Responding to COVID-19 (Part 4),” 2021.

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Facts of the Week

Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

The Lowest-Income Renters Struggle the Most with Housing Cost Burdens

Nearly Half of Renters Applying for FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program after Helene Are Lower-Income

Approximately Half of Households with Tenant-Based Vouchers Live in High-Poverty Areas

Those Laid Off in 2020 Were Already Less Likely to be Financially Stable before Pandemic

Only 23% of Emergency Rental Assistance Programs Currently Provide Direct-to-Tenant Assistance

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Units Use an Array of Federal Rental Assistance Programs

Half of All Communities Lack Plan for Mass Vaccinations of People Experiencing Homelessness