Fact of the Week: U.S. Citizens Who Reported Voting in November Elections by Household Income (2006-2014)
Source: November 2006-2014 Current Population Survey Data
Follow-Up Family Options Study: Long-Term Housing Subsidies are Most Effective Intervention for Homeless Families
HUD released the follow-up findings of its Family Options Study, which show that after 37 months long-term housing subsidies, primarily Housing Choice Vouchers, remain the most effective intervention…
Study Finds Housing Discrimination and Potential Disparate Impact of Criminal Records Screening in DC
A study conducted by the Equal Rights Center, a national civil rights organization, found evidence of housing discrimination against black women with criminal histories in the District of Columbia…
Fact of the Week: Average Per-Family Monthly Costs by Homelessness Intervention in the Family Options Study
Source: Gubits et al. 2016. Family Options Study: 3-year Impacts of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Social Networks’ Influence on Housing Decisions Can Perpetuate Segregation
A study published in Cityscape titled “Housing Decisions Among Low-Income Hispanic Households in Chicago” by Laura Carrillo, Mary Pattillo, Erin Hardy, and Dolores Acevedo-Garcia finds that…
CAP Reports on Emerging Housing Needs of Extended Families
A report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) titled Housing the Extended Family examines the implications of changing trends in family composition for housing policy. The report finds that…
Fact of the Week: Mortgage Interest Deduction Benefits Highest Income Households Disproportionately
Source: Tax Policy Center, 2015