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In a report to Congress, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research outlined the feasibility of a national evictions database, including the need for such a database, potential challenges, and an approach for moving forward. Eviction data have historically been difficult to collect due to the…
A new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluates how HUD uses Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to serve vulnerable populations. GAO found that the CDBG-DR grantees interviewed for the study used funds to assist vulnerable populations. HUD,…
An article published in Social Forces, “Hard Times: Routine Schedule Unpredictability and Material Hardship among Service Sector Workers,” examines the association between unpredictability in work schedules and household material hardship. The authors, Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett,…
A report published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), “Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic,” examines how the financial conditions faced by renters and homeowners have evolved over the course of the pandemic. The findings indicate that renters’…