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Families Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding

July 22, 2021 | Sonya Acosta and Erik Gartland

Due to limited program funding, families struggling to afford housing that manage to get off the waiting list for a Housing Choice Voucher must typically wait for years before receiving a voucher,...

Pandemic Relief Must Include Comprehensive Housing Assistance for People Experiencing the Most Severe Hardship

July 27, 2020

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Child Care and Housing: Big Expenses With Too Little Help Available

April 26, 2019

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More Funds Needed to Avert Housing Voucher Cuts as COVID-Related Job Losses Increase Costs

November 24, 2020

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Chart Book: Cuts in Federal Assistance Have Exacerbated Families’ Struggles to Afford Housing

April 12, 2016 | Douglas Rice

Chart Book

Chart Book: Federal Housing Spending Is Poorly Matched to Need

March 8, 2017 | Will Fischer and Barbara Sard

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Meeting the Housing Needs of People With Substance Use Disorders

May 1, 2019

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Boost Homelessness Funding in Next Economic Relief Package

August 6, 2020 | Ann Oliva

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Families Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding

July 22, 2021

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Public Housing

June 16, 2021

Policy Basics

The Housing Choice Voucher Program

April 12, 2021

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An Agenda for the Future of Public Housing

March 11, 2021

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Housing Assistance in American Rescue Plan Act Will Prevent Millions of Evictions, Help People Experiencing Homelessness

March 11, 2021

Policy Brief

An Agenda for the Future of Public Housing

March 11, 2021

Policy Basics

Federal rental assistance enables millions of families to keep a roof over their heads, yet less than a quarter of those who are eligible for assistance receive it.

We encourage policymakers to provide adequate funding to ensure that families in need have access to rental assistance.

Federal Rental Assistance

Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance

Public Housing

The Housing Choice Voucher Program

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Sonya Acosta

Anna Bailey

Alicia Mazzara

Families Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding

Due to limited program funding, families struggling to afford housing that manage to get off the waiting list for a Housing Choice Voucher must typically wait for years before receiving a...

Housing Assistance in American Rescue Plan Act Will Prevent Millions of Evictions, Help People Experiencing Homelessness

The American Rescue Plan Act includes substantial aid for millions of people who are struggling to pay their rent and avoid eviction, as well as badly needed resources to help communities...

An Agenda for the Future of Public Housing

Public housing can deliver major benefits to the people it serves, not only helping them keep a roof over their heads but also potentially acting as a platform for services that improve other aspects...

An Agenda for the Future of Public Housing

Housing Assistance in House COVID Bill Would Prevent Millions of Evictions, Help People Experiencing Homelessness

The legislation that the House Financial Services Committee will consider this week to meet its reconciliation instructions under the House budget resolution includes critical housing assistance for...

Boost Homelessness Funding in Next Economic Relief Package

As policymakers negotiate the next economic relief package, they must provide more funding for homelessness service and prevention programs. An additional $11.5 billion would help to ensure...

Pandemic Relief Must Include Comprehensive Housing Assistance for People Experiencing the Most Severe Hardship

If policymakers fail to act, millions of low-income renters and people experiencing homelessness are likely to experience avoidable evictions, continued homelessness, or other preventable...

Extend CARES Act Eviction Moratorium, Combine With Rental Assistance to Promote Housing Stability

Without new relief measures to help more struggling families afford rent and avoid eviction, millions of households could face housing instability, homelessness, and greater overall hardship in the...

Sonya Acosta

Policy Analyst

The Rent Is Still Due: America’s Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis

As a nation we must pursue racial justice and equity, and housing justice must be a part of the discussion because systemic racism also results in homelessness, housing instability, and the...

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