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A report from Pew Research Center, “Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues to Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest,” examines the economic toll that COVID-19 continues to take on U.S. households. The report finds that half of adults who lost jobs due to COVID-19 are still unemployed and that…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released an analysis of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey for September 2 to September 14, which finds millions of households continuing to struggle to pay their rent and afford food. One in four renters with children was behind on rent in…
A report from the Brookings Institution, “How we define ‘need’ for place-based policy reveals where policy and race intersect,” examines eight well-known indices used to define “high-need areas” in economic development and housing policy. Across all measures, people of color are concentrated in…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified on September 16 before the Washington State House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on the COVID-19 housing crisis. Yentel discussed national and Washington-specific data on housing and homelessness, racial disparities in housing, and the urgent…