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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 8, 2017

Fact of The Week: Most HUD Programs Experienced Major Funding Reductions from FY10 to FY17

Note: Adjusted for inflation. Source: NLIHC

April 24, 2017

Fact of The Week: Lowest Income Households Most Likely to Live in Physically Inadequate Housing

Source: 2015 American Housing Survey

April 17, 2017

Fact of The Week: How Minimum Wage Increases Would Reduce Housing Cost Burdens in Illinois

Source: Nolan, L., Dickson, A., Bruno, R., and Smith, J.(2017). The impact of a minimum wage increase on housing affordability in Illinois. University of Illinois Labor Education Program and the Nathalie P. Vorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement.

April 10, 2017

Fact of The Week: Vast Majority of Severely Cost-Burdened Renters are Extremely Low Income

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2015 ACS PUMS data. Note: Severely cost-burdened = paying more than 50% of income on rent and utilities. AMI = Area Median Income. Extremely Low Income (0-30% AMI or poverty); Very Low Income (31-50% AMI); Low Income (51-80% AMI); Middle Income (81-100% AMI).

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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: Most HUD Programs Experienced Major Funding Reductions from FY10 to FY17

Fact of The Week: Lowest Income Households Most Likely to Live in Physically Inadequate Housing

Fact of The Week: How Minimum Wage Increases Would Reduce Housing Cost Burdens in Illinois

Fact of The Week: Vast Majority of Severely Cost-Burdened Renters are Extremely Low Income