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A paper published by the Urban Institute, “Spatial Mismatch and Federally Supported Rental Housing,” found that assisted households had substantially lower access to jobs within a standard commuting distance than did extremely low-income unassisted rental households. The study included households…
The Supreme Court lifted an in Illinois state-wide injunction of the Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule (see Memo, 8/19/19) on February 21. The 5-4 vote allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to officially implement the rule nationwide as of February 24, even as lower…
The Economic Policy Institute’s annual report, “State of Working America Wages 2019,” examines hourly wage trends over the last 40 years. The report finds that, for most workers, wages have grown in only 10 of the last 40 years, and the highest earners continue to pull away from middle- and low-…
Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) introduced the “Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act” on February 13. If enacted, the bill would establish a competitive grant program to provide free legal assistance to households facing eviction that have incomes…