Workers in Many Healthcare Occupations Cannot Afford Housing
The National Housing Conference released its 2017 edition of Paycheck to Paycheck on September 27. This year’s report examines housing affordability for healthcare workers in 203 metropolitan areas.…
Distressed Communities Experience Higher Mortality Rates, Economic Decline
The 2017 Distressed Communities Index by the Economic Innovation Group highlights the health consequences of economic disparity between communities. The report determined the economic strength of U.S…
Fact of The Week: Healthcare Workers Struggle to Afford Homes
Source: National Housing Conference. (2017). Paycheck to Paycheck 2017: A snapshot of housing affordability for healthcare workers. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/2xEitsr
Homeownership Disparities Persist for African Americans
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) released their annual report, 2017 State of Housing in Black America, on September 20. The report indicates that while the black homeownership…
Fact of The Week: Three-Fifths of Affordable Housing with Expiring Affordability Are Section 8
Source: National Housing Preservation Database: http://preservationdatabase.org/
Household Incomes Rise, Poverty Rate Falls, and Housing Subsidies Lift 3.1 Million Out of Poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau released two annual reports on income and poverty on September 12. Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016 shows that median household income increased by 3.2% between…
Fact of The Week: Poorest Households’ Incomes Still Lag Behind Pre-Recession Levels Despite Recent Gains
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/2x89LUJ
Study Finds that People with Mental Disabilities Experience Rental Housing Discrimination
A report released by HUD, Rental Housing Discrimination on the Basis of Mental Disabilities: Results of Pilot Testing, finds that individuals with mental disabilities experience discrimination during…
Fact of The Week: Katrina Tops List of Ten Costliest Hurricanes in Continental U.S. Since 1980
Source: National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA. 2017 Dollars
Fact of The Week: HUD-Assisted Adults with Disabilities Have Higher Rates of Health Issues
Source: Brucker, D. L, Helms, V., Souza, T. (2017). Health and health services access among adults with disabilities who receive federal housing assistance. Housing Policy Debate, DOI: 10.1080/…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 27
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 27: “If GOP scales back the mortgage interest deduction, Californians would be hit hardest,” Los…