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By Raquel Harati, NLIHC Research Analyst A report by the Urban Institute titled, “How Does the Federal Government Support Housing?”, demonstrates how federal government support to higher-income homeowners through tax breaks like the mortgage interest deduction (MID), the capital gains…
A recent article in Housing Studies, “Inclusionary housing policy and rent burdens: evidence from New York City’s 421-a tax exemption program,” examines the impact of New York City’s inclusionary housing policy on household rent burden. In general, inclusionary housing policies encourage or require…
A Brookings Institute report, “The Impacts of the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit on Family Employment, Nutrition, and Financial Well-Being,” examines employment, financial security, and health outcomes of families before and after receiving the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). The researchers found…
An article in Cityscape examines the role of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in the conversion of public housing to project-based Section 8 in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. The article, “The Rental Assistance Demonstration Program and Its Current and Projected…