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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…

July 25, 2016

Fact of the Week: Mortgage Interest Deduction Skewed Heavily toward Most Affluent

Source: Tax Policy Center (2015) and ACS 5 Year Estimate.

July 18, 2016

Fact of the Week: Severely Cost-Burdened Renter Households by Income Group

Source: NLIHC Tabulations of 2014 ACS PUMS Data. Note: Severely cost-burdened households pay more than 50% of their income on rent and utilities. AMI = Area Median Income.

July 11, 2016

Fact of the Week: Percent of Former Prisoners Experiencing Different Types of Moves Following Reentry (Michigan, 2003-2009)

Source: Herbert, C.W., Morenoff, J.D., & Harding, D.J. (2015). Homelessness and housing insecurity among former prisoners. The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 1(2), 44–79. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/29qxJxn

July 5, 2016

Fact of the Week: Share of Total Income Received by Top 1%

Source: Economic Policy Institute. (2016). Income inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and county. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.epi.org/files/pdf/107100.pdf

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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: Mortgage Interest Deduction Skewed Heavily toward Most Affluent

Fact of the Week: Severely Cost-Burdened Renter Households by Income Group

Fact of the Week: Percent of Former Prisoners Experiencing Different Types of Moves Following Reentry (Michigan, 2003-2009)

Fact of the Week: Share of Total Income Received by Top 1%