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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…

January 13, 2020

African Americans Experience Homelessness Disproportionately

Source: HUD, 2-019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts.

January 6, 2020

Renters Much More Likely than Homeowners to Use Charitable Food Programs

Source: Urban Institute. (2019). “Who is accessing charitable food in America? Results from the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey.” Washington, DC: Author.

December 23, 2019

Changes in Funding Levels for Key HUD Programs (FY10-FY20)

December 16, 2019

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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

African Americans Experience Homelessness Disproportionately

Renters Much More Likely than Homeowners to Use Charitable Food Programs

Changes in Funding Levels for Key HUD Programs (FY10-FY20)

Voucher-Eligible Homes Would Decline in Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods and Increase in High-Opportunity Neighborhoods with SAFMR Implementation