List of Housing Resarch Repository articles that focus on Housing Assistance: vouchers, subsidies, public housing and other public assistance.
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A study published in Cityscape, “Participation, Transition, and Length of Stay in Federal Housing Assistance Programs,” explores household participation in HUD housing assistance programs from 2000 to 2022. The analysis provides a detailed understanding of how households interact with federal…
Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) introduced the “Fair Adjustments for Income-Based Rental (FAIR) Costs Act” (H.R.8678) in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 11. The legislation would cap rent at 20% of a household’s monthly income for families receiving federal rental assistance.
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Representatives Danny Davis (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the “Rent Relief Act of 2023” (H.R.6721) in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 12. The bill would help bridge the widening gap between incomes and housing costs by providing a…
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ball State University, and Washington University in St. Louis published a new study investigating racial inequality in subsidized housing units and whether this inequality is particularly pronounced in specific subsidy programs. Using…