Fact of The Week: How Minimum Wage Increases Would Reduce Housing Cost Burdens in Illinois

Reductions in Cost Burdened Households with a Low Wage Worker Under Hypothetical Minimum Wage Increases in Illinois

Source: Nolan, L., Dickson, A., Bruno, R., and Smith, J.(2017).  The impact of a minimum wage increase on housing affordability in Illinois.  University of Illinois Labor Education Program and the Nathalie P. Vorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement.