Fact of the Week: Three in Five Adults Experience Poverty by Age 60
Source: Rank, M. and Hirschl, T. (2015). The Likelihood of Experiencing Relative Poverty over the Life Course. PLOS ONE. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1TeY6d0
Fact of the Week: Veteran Households Headed by Single Mothers Likely to Be Poor, Have Housing Cost Burden
Source: National Housing Conference (July 2015). Housing and Services Needs of Our Changing Veteran Population. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/1OKBTg8
Fact of the Week: Family-Occupied Properties Compose 75% of Opt-Outs between 2005 and 2014
Opt-ins: owner made an active decision to renew project-based Section 8 rental contract Opt-outs: owner made an active decision to stop renewal of project based Section 8 rental contract Source:…
Fact of the Week: Significant Growth in Renters Expected in Next Two Decades
Source: Urban Institute (July 2015). Headship and Homeownership: What does the Future Hold? Washington D.C.: Author. Retrieved from: http://www.urban.org/research/publication/headship-and-…
Fact of the Week: Emergency Shelter Most Costly Homelessness Intervention
Source: Gubits, D., Shinn, M., et al. (2015). Family Options Study: Short Term Impacts of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Housing and…
Fact of the Week: Family Conflict Top Reason for LGBQ and Transgender Youth Homelessness
Source: Choi, S., Wilson, B., et al. (June 2015). Serving our Youth 2015: The Needs and Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Experiencing Homelessness. Los…
Fact of the Week: Lowest Income Renter Households Far More Likely to Face Severe Housing Cost Burden than Renters of All Income Levels in 2013*
*Across the ten highest-cost housing metropolitan areas. Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies (2015, June 24). The State of the Nation’s Housing 2015. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Author.…
Fact of the Week: Counties with the Greatest Loss of Adequate, Affordable, and Available Housing for Extremely Low Income (ELI)* Renter Households, 2011-2013
*Extremely low income households have incomes of no more than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI). Source: Urban Institute (June 2015). The Housing Affordability Gap for Extremely Low Income Renters…
Fact of the Week: Five Most Expensive States for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients
At Statewide Average Fair Market Rents, Percent of SSI Income Consumed by Rent Source: Technical Assistance Collaborative (2015). Priced Out in 2014. Retrieved from: http://www.tacinc.…
Fact of the Week: Of Apartments Available on the Market in Last Five Years, No More than 11% Affordable to Low Income* Renters
* Households earning incomes at the 25th percentile of incomes for all renter households in each metropolitan area were referred to as “low income renters” for the purposes of this study. Source:…