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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…

May 2, 2016

Fact of the Week: Change in Funding for Federal Housing Programs since 2010

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2016). Chart Book: Cuts in Federal Assistance Have Exacerbated Families’ Struggle to Afford Housing. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1VqPbph.

April 25, 2016

Fact of the Week: Foreclosure Rates by Age Group (2003-2015)

Source: Li, W. and Goodman, L. (2016). Comparing Credit Profiles of American Renters and Owners. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Retrieved from http://urbn.is/1WLldvu.

April 18, 2016

Fact of the Week: Economic and Housing-Related Risk Factors for Homelessness, 2007-2014

(in millions) Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness (2016). The State of Homelessness in America. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1UZ0mpd

April 11, 2016

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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: Change in Funding for Federal Housing Programs since 2010

Fact of the Week: Foreclosure Rates by Age Group (2003-2015)

Fact of the Week: Economic and Housing-Related Risk Factors for Homelessness, 2007-2014

Fact of the Week: Share of Poor Residents in High Poverty or Extremely Poor Neighborhoods: 2005-2009 and 2010-2014