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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…

February 6, 2017

Fact of the Week: American Indian and Alaska Native Households in Most Urban Areas Have Higher Cost Burdens

Source: HUD (2017).

January 30, 2017

Fact of the Week: Households in Tribal Areas Face Housing Problems at Much Higher Rate than All U.S. Households

Source: Source: HUD (2017). Housing needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in tribal areas: A report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs. Washington, DC: Author.

January 23, 2017

Fact of the Week: Large Numbers of Lowest Income Renters are Housing Unstable

Source: 2013 American Housing Survey.

January 17, 2017

Fact of the Week: United for Homes MID Reforms Give More Tax Breaks to Lower Income Homeowners, Less to Wealthy

Source: Tax Policy Center, 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: American Indian and Alaska Native Households in Most Urban Areas Have Higher Cost Burdens

Fact of the Week: Households in Tribal Areas Face Housing Problems at Much Higher Rate than All U.S. Households

Fact of the Week: Large Numbers of Lowest Income Renters are Housing Unstable

Fact of the Week: United for Homes MID Reforms Give More Tax Breaks to Lower Income Homeowners, Less to Wealthy