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Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2020 5-Year ACS PUMS and HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (POSH) data.

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The Federal Government Pays Over Three Times More in Housing Supports for Homeowners than for Low-Income Renters

Note: SLT = State and local tax deduction on owner-occupied homes. PH = Public Housing. LIHTC = Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Other = National Housing Trust Fund,…

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Nearly Half of All Federally Assisted Affordable Homes Exposed to Seven or More Extreme Heat Events are Located in the Southeast and Northeast Regions

Note: Data includes extreme heat alerts between May 1 and October 31 from the National Weather Service. Federally assisted affordable housing includes: public…

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Children Accounted for Nearly 40% of the 7.6 Million Individuals Evicted From 2007 to 2016

Source: Graetz, N., Gershenson, C., Hepburn, P., Porter, S. R., Sandler, D. H., & Desmond, M. (2023). A comprehensive demographic profile of the US evicted population. Proceedings of the National…

September 26, 2016

Fact of the Week: Why People Fail to Vote

Source: November 2014 Current Population Survey

September 19, 2016

Fact of the Week: Renters Vote Far Less Often than Homeowners

September 12, 2016

Fact of the Week: U.S. Housing Cost Burdens for the Poor Compared to Other Advanced Nations

Source: Carliner, M., Marya, E. (2016). Rental housing: An international comparison. Cambridge, MA: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

September 6, 2016

Fact of the Week: Extremely Low Income Households Occupy Higher-Priced Rentals

Note: AMI = Area Median Income Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2014 ACS PUMS data.

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Facts of the Week

Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

The Federal Government Pays Over Three Times More in Housing Supports for Homeowners than for Low-Income Renters

Nearly Half of All Federally Assisted Affordable Homes Exposed to Seven or More Extreme Heat Events are Located in the Southeast and Northeast Regions

Children Accounted for Nearly 40% of the 7.6 Million Individuals Evicted From 2007 to 2016

Fact of the Week: Why People Fail to Vote

Fact of the Week: Renters Vote Far Less Often than Homeowners

Fact of the Week: U.S. Housing Cost Burdens for the Poor Compared to Other Advanced Nations

Fact of the Week: Extremely Low Income Households Occupy Higher-Priced Rentals