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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…

October 10, 2017

Fact of the Week: Republicans’ Proposed Tax Cuts Go Mostly to Those with Highest Incomes

Source: Tax Policy Center (2017). A Preliminary Analysis of the United Framework. Washington, DC: Author.

October 2, 2017

Fact of The Week: Healthcare Workers Struggle to Afford Homes

Source: National Housing Conference. (2017). Paycheck to Paycheck 2017: A snapshot of housing affordability for healthcare workers. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/2xEitsr

September 25, 2017

Fact of The Week: Three-Fifths of Affordable Housing with Expiring Affordability Are Section 8

Source: National Housing Preservation Database: http://preservationdatabase.org/

September 18, 2017

Fact of The Week: Poorest Households’ Incomes Still Lag Behind Pre-Recession Levels Despite Recent Gains

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/2x89LUJ

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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: Republicans’ Proposed Tax Cuts Go Mostly to Those with Highest Incomes

Fact of The Week: Healthcare Workers Struggle to Afford Homes

Fact of The Week: Three-Fifths of Affordable Housing with Expiring Affordability Are Section 8

Fact of The Week: Poorest Households’ Incomes Still Lag Behind Pre-Recession Levels Despite Recent Gains