As the nation’s largest federal rental assistance program, Housing Choice Vouchers have the unique potential to help low-income families move to neighborhoods with low poverty, low crime, and good schools. Yet families using vouchers in most of the 50 largest metropolitan areas live in less...
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Census: Renters’ Incomes Still Lagging Behind Housing Costs
September 13, 2018
Renters’ incomes still lag far behind housing costs, the latest Census data show. In 2017, the typical renter household earned $38,900, the same as 16 years ago after adjusting for inflation. Median housing costs rose 10.7 percent in inflation-adjusted terms over that period. (See graph.)...
Trump Plan to Raise Minimum Rents Would Put Nearly a Million Children at Risk of Homelessness
April 27, 2018
Update, May 11, 2018: we’ve updated some of the figures in the text and chart.
Under President Trump’s proposal to raise rents by up to $1,800 a year on the poorest households receiving federal rental assistance — virtually all of which have annual incomes of less than $7,000 — roughly 1.7...
Trump Plan to Raise Minimum Rents Would Put Nearly a Million Children at Risk of Homelessness
March 8, 2018
Update, April 27: For an updated post reflecting the Administration’s latest proposal, see https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-plan-to-raise-minimum-rents-would-put-nearly-a-million-children-at-risk-of-homelessness-0.
Under President Trump’s proposal...
GOP Tax Bill Threatens Housing Assistance, Just as Many Workers Struggle to Pay Rent
December 15, 2017
The pending Republican tax bill threatens to deeply undermine programs that help low-income Americans keep a roof over their heads, just as a new report shows that the number of struggling renters will likely remain high in the coming years. Nearly a third of new jobs in the coming decade will be low-wage jobs, which typically...
Federal Rental Assistance Is Critical to All Types of Communities
November 9, 2017
Federal rental assistance plays a vital role in urban, suburban, and rural communities alike, our new analysis shows, helping 10 million people in over 5 million low-...
Gap Between Federal Rental Assistance and Need Is Growing
August 16, 2017
The number of very low-income households with serious housing problems rose in 2015 despite an improving economy, a new Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report finds. Over 8 million households had “worst-case housing needs” in 2015, meaning they are renters with incomes below half the local...
Housing Choice Vouchers Strengthen Families and Communities in Every State
August 9, 2017
Housing Choice Vouchers help low-income families afford stable housing, prevent homelessness, and strengthen local communities in every state, as we detail in our updated interactive Housing Choice Voucher state fact sheets....
Housing Vouchers Work: Vouchers Help Renters in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas, New Analysis Confirms
May 10, 2017
This is the next post in our “Housing Vouchers Work” blog series, which provides the latest facts and figures about the Housing Choice Voucher program, the largest rental assistance program to help families with children, working people, seniors, and people with disabilities afford decent, stable housing.
The...
Housing Vouchers Work: Huge Demand, Insufficient Funding for Housing Vouchers Means Long Waits
April 19, 2017
This is the next post in our “Housing Vouchers Work" blog series, which provides the latest facts and figures about the Housing Choice Voucher program, the largest rental assistance program to help families with children, working people, seniors, and people with disabilities afford decent, stable housing.
Housing vouchers help low-...
