HUD Rental Assistance Programs May Reduce Overcrowded Living Conditions for Children
A recent article published in the Journal of Urban Health, titled “Do Rental Assistance Programs Relieve Overcrowding for Children?” examined how rental assistance programs impact overcrowding in…
Fair Share Policies Expand Neighborhood Access for Lower-Income Households
A recent article published in the Housing Policy Debate, titled “Can Fair Share Policies Expand Neighborhood Choice? Evidence From Bypassing Exclusionary Zoning Under Massachusetts Chapter 40B,”…
Housing Programs or Cash: Which Helps Low-Income Renters More?
A recent article in Housing Policy Debate, “The Effects on Consumption Patterns of Replacing Housing Programs with Cash Grants,” compares the benefits of different types of housing assistance for low…
Evaluation Finds Use of Choice Mobility Option among Residents of Rental Assistance Demonstration Properties Remains Low
HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) has released an evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program’s Choice Mobility Option. RAD helps to preserve affordable…
New Research Examines Efforts to Expand Housing Access for Foster Youth through the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative
A report by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), “Foster Youth to Independence Initiative: Implementation and Evolution,” examines the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI)…
Households Receiving Rental Assistance Are Becoming Older and More Diverse
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…
NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2024: The High Cost of Housing
Report finds that despite rising wages, cooling inflation, and low unemployment, the lowest-income renters continue to struggle to afford rent Washington, D.C. – NLIHC released today Out of Reach…
Representative Bowman Introduces Legislation to Cap Rent Costs at 20% of Families’ Income
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…
Representatives Davis, Gomez, Peters, and Panetta Reintroduce “Rent Relief Act” to Establish Renter Tax Credit
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…
NLIHC and NHLP Release Report on HUD’s Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) Program
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) released today a report exploring the initial implementation of the U.S. Department of…