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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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Renters Were Much More Likely to Live in Poverty Than Homeowners in 2024

Note: This chart displays supplemental poverty measure (SPM) rates in 2024. SPM takes into account noncash benefits from anti-poverty programs, tax credits, and…

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Two Million Children in Families at Risk of Housing Instability under Administration’s Proposed Rental Assistance Time Limits: One-Third Reside in Six States

Note: Counts include households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing that do not include a senior or person with a…

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Even Average Renter Wages Are Unable to Afford a Modest One Bedroom Rental Home

Source: NLIHC Out of Reach 2025

February 20, 2018

Fact of the Week: President's FY19 Budget Proposal Would Slash Key HUD Programs

Source: NLIHC analysis of FY17 enacted appropriations and the Trump administration’s proposed FY19 budget

February 13, 2018

Fact of the Week: Nine in Ten Households Receiving HUD Rental Assistance Are Elderly, Disabled, Working, or Receiving TANF

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis of 2015 and 2016 HUD administrative data.

February 5, 2018

Fact of the Week: Number of Low-Cost Rental Homes Declined while High-Cost Rentals Surged from 2006 to 2016

Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, America’s Rental Housing 2017, www.jchs.harvard.edu. All rights reserved. An interactive chart for U.S. and metro areas is available at: http://bit.ly/2DVsELA

January 29, 2018

Fact of the Week: Mayors Cite Lack of State or Federal Funds as Biggest Obstacle to Addressing Need for Affordable Housing

Source: Boston University Initiative on Cities. (2018) Menino Survey of Mayors: 2017. Boston, MA

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Facts of the Week

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

Renters Were Much More Likely to Live in Poverty Than Homeowners in 2024

Two Million Children in Families at Risk of Housing Instability under Administration’s Proposed Rental Assistance Time Limits: One-Third Reside in Six States

Even Average Renter Wages Are Unable to Afford a Modest One Bedroom Rental Home

Fact of the Week: President's FY19 Budget Proposal Would Slash Key HUD Programs

Fact of the Week: Nine in Ten Households Receiving HUD Rental Assistance Are Elderly, Disabled, Working, or Receiving TANF

Fact of the Week: Number of Low-Cost Rental Homes Declined while High-Cost Rentals Surged from 2006 to 2016

Fact of the Week: Mayors Cite Lack of State or Federal Funds as Biggest Obstacle to Addressing Need for Affordable Housing