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April 17, 2017

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

Memo to Members

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…

April 10, 2017

Fact of The Week: Vast Majority of Severely Cost-Burdened Renters are Extremely Low Income

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2015 ACS PUMS data. Note: Severely cost-burdened = paying more than 50% of income on rent and utilities. AMI = Area Median Income. Extremely Low Income (0-30% AMI or…

March 27, 2017

Fact of The Week: Poorest Renter Households at Greatest Risk for Mold

Memo to Members

Source: American Housing Survey, 2015

March 20, 2017

Fact of The Week: Administration’s Proposed Elimination of HOME and CDBG Comes after Years of Declining Resources

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC, March 17, 2017.  Figures based on FY07-16 enacted funding levels and FY17-18 budget request. Adjusted for inflation. 

March 20, 2017

Fact of The Week: Administration’s Proposed Elimination of HOME and CDBG Comes after Years of Declining Resources

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC, March 17, 2017.  Figures based on FY07-16 enacted funding levels and FY17-18 budget request. Adjusted for inflation. 

March 13, 2017

Fact of The Week: Most Low Income Renters Lack Federal Rental Assistance

Memo to Members

Note: Low income households have income at or less than 80 percent of area median income. Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (2017). Interactive Graphic: Highlighting the 3 Out of 4…

March 6, 2017

Fact of The Week: Only 35 Affordable and Available Rental Homes Exist for Every 100 Lowest Income Households

Memo to Members

AMI=Area Median Income Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2015 ACS PUMS data.

February 27, 2017

Fact of the Week: Millions of Extremely Low Income Households Cost-Burdened

Memo to Members

“Cost Burden” means spending more than 30% of income on housing and utilities.  “Severe Cost Burden” means spending more than 50% of income on housing and utilities.  “Extremely Low…

February 21, 2017

Fact of the Week: Mortgage Interest Deduction Expenditures to Grow 41% from 2016-2020

Memo to Members

Source: Joint Committee on Taxation. (2017). Estimates of federal tax expenditures for fiscal years 2016-2020. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from https://www.jct.gov/publications.html?func=…

April 25, 2016

Fact of the Week: Foreclosure Rates by Age Group (2003-2015)

Memo to Members

Source: Li, W. and Goodman, L. (2016). Comparing Credit Profiles of American Renters and Owners. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Retrieved from http://urbn.is/1WLldvu. 

April 18, 2016

Fact of the Week: Economic and Housing-Related Risk Factors for Homelessness, 2007-2014

Memo to Members

(in millions) Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness (2016). The State of Homelessness in America. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1UZ0mpd

April 11, 2016

Fact of the Week: Share of Poor Residents in High Poverty or Extremely Poor Neighborhoods: 2005-2009 and 2010-2014

Memo to Members

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