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September 4, 2018

Fact of the Week: Section 8 and Public Housing Households Much More Likely to Live Near Poorest Performing Schools

Memo to Members

Source: Ellen, I.G., Horn, K. (2018). Housing and education opportunity: Characteristics of schools near families with federal housing assistance. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2LFRQJ0

August 27, 2018

Fact of the Week: Landlords Deny Housing Choice Vouchers at High Rates, Especially in Cities without Protections

Memo to Members

Source: Urban Institute. (2018). A Pilot Study of Landlord Acceptance of Housing Choice Vouchers: Executive Summary.

August 20, 2018

Fact of the Week: Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Renters Varies Significantly by Income

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC tabulation of 2016 ACS PUMS.

August 13, 2018

Fact of the Week: In NYC Homeless Shelters, 45% of Single Adults and 38% of Adults in Families Work

Source: Metraux, S., Fargo, J., Eng, N.,and Culhane, D. (2018). Employment and earnings trajectories during two decades among adults in New York City Homeless Shelters. Retrieved from https://bit.…

August 6, 2018

Fact of the Week: Lowest Income Households Constitute the Greatest Share of Housing Cost-Burdened Renters

Source: NLIHC tabulation of 2016 ACS PUMS.

July 30, 2018

Fact of the Week: Modest Two-Bedroom Rental Apartments Out of Reach for Low-Wage Workers throughout the Country

Source: NLIHC’s Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing, 2018

July 23, 2018

Fact of the Week: Renters Vote at Significantly Lower Rates than Homeowners

Source: November 2006-2016 Current Population Survey data.

July 16, 2018

Fact of the Week: Housing Assistance Fails to Keep Up with Need

Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (2018) The State of the Nation's Housing Washington, DC

July 9, 2018

Fact of the Week: Rents Are Unaffordable for Many Renters, Especially Those with Extremely Low Incomes

NLIHC’s Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2018. NLIHC calculation of a weighted-average HUD fair market rent. Affordable rent for average renter wage is based on BLS QCEW 2016, adjusted to…

July 2, 2018

Fact of the Week: Seven of the Ten Fastest Growing Occupations in the U.S. Don’t Pay Enough for a One or Two Bedroom Apartment

Source: NLIHC’s Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2018. Housing wages are derived from HUD fair market rents. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections Program. Occupational wages…

June 25, 2018

Fact of the Week: Shortage of Affordable Homes for Lowest Income Renters Has Grown Significantly in Last Ten Years

Source: JCHS tabulations of NLIHC’s The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2018

June 12, 2018

Take Action: Urge Representatives to Vote “No” On Flawed Opioid Bill

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The House of Representatives will vote Thursday, June 14 on H.R. 5735, the “Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program (THRIVE) Act,” introduced by Representative…

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Fact of the Week: Section 8 and Public Housing Households Much More Likely to Live Near Poorest Performing Schools

Fact of the Week: Landlords Deny Housing Choice Vouchers at High Rates, Especially in Cities without Protections

Fact of the Week: Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Renters Varies Significantly by Income

Fact of the Week: In NYC Homeless Shelters, 45% of Single Adults and 38% of Adults in Families Work

Fact of the Week: Lowest Income Households Constitute the Greatest Share of Housing Cost-Burdened Renters

Fact of the Week: Modest Two-Bedroom Rental Apartments Out of Reach for Low-Wage Workers throughout the Country

Fact of the Week: Renters Vote at Significantly Lower Rates than Homeowners

Fact of the Week: Housing Assistance Fails to Keep Up with Need

Fact of the Week: Rents Are Unaffordable for Many Renters, Especially Those with Extremely Low Incomes

Fact of the Week: Seven of the Ten Fastest Growing Occupations in the U.S. Don’t Pay Enough for a One or Two Bedroom Apartment

Fact of the Week: Shortage of Affordable Homes for Lowest Income Renters Has Grown Significantly in Last Ten Years

Take Action: Urge Representatives to Vote “No” On Flawed Opioid Bill