August 15, 2022
Final Monthly Spending Report Shows Nearly $30 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance Has Been Distributed to Households
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, “June 2022 ERA Monthly Data,” https://bit.ly/3bIGLd9.
Note: Spending numbers include funds spent toward forward rent, arrears, and utilities. Additional funds that have gone toward administrative expenses and housing stability services are not depicted…
Source: Occupational wages from May 2021 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS, adjusted to 2022 dollars. Housing wages based on HUD fair market rents.
August 1, 2022
Renters in Different Circumstances Struggle to Afford One- and Two-Bedroom Apartments at the Fair Market Rent
Source: NLIHC calculation of weighted-average HUD Fair Market Rent. Affordable rents based on income and benefits data from BLS QCEW, 2020 adjusted to 2022 dollars; U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, March 2022; and Social Security Administration, 2022 maximum…
Source: Urban Institute, “The Role of Manufactured Housing in Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing.” https://urbn.is/3RA1zUy