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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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Decline in Homelessness Between 2024 and 2025 Driven by Decrease in Major Cities

Note: Persons experiencing homelessness include those living in emergency shelters, transition housing, safe havens, and locations not meant for human habitation. Source:…

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Renter Households that Include a Person with a Disability Experience Higher Rates of Housing Quality Issues Compared to Non-Disability Renter Households

Note: Disability households have at least one member with a disability. Source: Trivedi, K. & Brucker, D. L. (2026). Federal rental assistance and housing outcomes…

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The Majority of People Who Could Lose Housing Assistance Under HUD’s Proposed Work Requirements and Time Limits are in Working Households

Note: Working households mean households with at least one member reporting wage income. Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “Nearly 3.7 Million People at…

May 16, 2016

Fact of the Week: Percentage of Rent Burdened Households in NYC, 2010-2014

Source: Austensten, M. et al. (2016). State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2015. New York, NY: NYU Furman Center. http://bit.ly/1TFCj8v

May 9, 2016

Fact of the Week: Median Annual Utility Costs Per Square Foot by Race, Income, and Tenure

Source: Drehobl, A., & Ross, L. (2016). Lifting the high energy burden in America’s largest cities: How energy efficiency can improve low income and underserved communities. Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Retrieved from http://aceee.org/research-report/…

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.

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