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Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) introduced the “Fair Adjustments for Income-Based Rental (FAIR) Costs Act” (H.R.8678) in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 11. The legislation would cap rent at 20% of a household’s monthly income for families receiving federal rental assistance.
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Representatives Danny Davis (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the “Rent Relief Act of 2023” (H.R.6721) in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 12. The bill would help bridge the widening gap between incomes and housing costs by providing a…
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ball State University, and Washington University in St. Louis published a new study investigating racial inequality in subsidized housing units and whether this inequality is particularly pronounced in specific subsidy programs. Using…
On August 18, HUD approved requests by the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) and Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) to modify Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program admissions requirements to accelerate efforts to help people experiencing homelessness obtain housing…