Slight Overall Increase in Subsidized Housing Nationwide from 2009-2012 Masks Decrease in Public Housing

Subsidized Housing Program    # Units in 2009    # Units in 2012    %Change

Public Housing                         1,181,938            1,156,839            -2.12%
Housing Choice Voucher          2,244,066            2,339,198           +4.24%
Mod Rehab                               26,464                 24,487                -7.47%
Section 8 NC/HR                      822,478               776,984               -5.53%
Section 236                             150,740               121,795               -19.20%
Multi-Family Other                  480,679               498,635               +3.74%
LIHTC                                      1,921,858            1,974,163            +2.72%
Total                                       6,828,223            6,892,101            +0.94%

Source: U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2009, 2012). Picture of Subsidized Households. Washington, D.C.: Author. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/184J8vj