Housing

Renters' Credit Funding Housing Vouchers

Report

Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis Requires Expanding Rental Assistance and Adding Housing Units

October 27, 2022 | Peggy Bailey

Closing the housing affordability gap will require a comprehensive housing strategy, including developing new units, preserving existing affordable housing, and expanding rental assistance. Expanding the Housing Choice Voucher program, as the 2023 House-passed HUD funding bill calls for, would most immediately help renters absorb cost increases.

House Bill Would Fund Housing Vouchers and Other Key Investments to Reduce Homelessness, Help With Rising Housing Costs

July 5, 2022

Report

Housing Vouchers Strengthen Other Recovery Agenda Investments

September 8, 2021

Report

Families Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding

July 22, 2021

Report

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

April 26, 2019 | Douglas Rice, Stephanie Schmit and Hannah Matthews

Chart Book

Federal Housing Spending Is Poorly Matched to Need

March 8, 2017 | Will Fischer and Barbara Sard

Report

Long Waitlists for Housing Vouchers Show Pressing Unmet Need for Assistance

October 6, 2021 | Sonya Acosta and Brianna Guerrero

Testimony

Priced Out: The State of Housing in America

July 21, 2022 | Peggy Bailey

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Testimony

Ending Homelessness: Addressing Local Challenges in Housing the Most Vulnerable

February 2, 2022

Report

Investing in Housing Vouchers Critical to Protecting Children From Hardship, Building More Equitable Future

November 16, 2021

Fact Sheet

More Housing Vouchers Needed to Help Women and Girls Afford Safe, Stable Homes

November 15, 2021

Policy Brief

Housing Vouchers in Economic Recovery Bill Would Sharply Cut Homelessness, Housing Instability

September 23, 2021

Report

Housing Vouchers in Economic Recovery Bill Would Sharply Cut Homelessness, Housing Instability

September 23, 2021

Fact Sheet

More Housing Vouchers Needed to End Cycle of Homelessness and Incarceration

September 15, 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

Public Housing

Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance

The Housing Choice Voucher Program

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Experts

Sonya Acosta

Anna Bailey

Alicia Mazzara

Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis Requires Expanding Rental Assistance and Adding Housing Units

Closing the housing affordability gap will require a comprehensive housing strategy, including developing new units, preserving existing affordable housing, and expanding rental assistance....

Priced Out: The State of Housing in America

The nation’s most pressing housing problem centers on the millions of people with low incomes who are not able to afford safe, stable...

House Bill Would Fund Housing Vouchers and Other Key Investments to Reduce Homelessness, Help With Rising Housing Costs

The House Appropriations Committee on June 30 approved a bill that would provide 140,000 more households access to the Housing Choice Voucher...

Ending Homelessness: Addressing Local Challenges in Housing the Most Vulnerable

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this timely and important topic. My name is Ann Oliva; I am the Vice President for Housing Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities....

Investing in Housing Vouchers Critical to Protecting Children From Hardship, Building More Equitable Future

Build Back Better’s proposed $24 billion voucher program investment, once fully phased in, would help make homes affordable for an estimated 300,000 households with low incomes — including about...

More Housing Vouchers Needed to Help Women and Girls Afford Safe, Stable Homes

Safe, stable, accessible, and affordable housing remains out of reach for millions of women and girls in the U.S., which can undermine their health, safety, and economic opportunity. To address...

Long Waitlists for Housing Vouchers Show Pressing Unmet Need for Assistance

Across the country, large numbers of families who need help to afford housing sit on long waiting lists for assistance. Among the 44 housing agencies for which we have data, nearly all have more than...

Housing Vouchers in Economic Recovery Bill Would Sharply Cut Homelessness, Housing Instability

The economic recovery legislation now being developed in Congress (also known as “Build Back Better”) would fund as many as 750,000 new Housing Choice Vouchers to help people with low...

Housing Vouchers in Economic Recovery Bill Would Sharply Cut Homelessness, Housing Instability

The economic recovery legislation now being developed in Congress would fund as many as 750,000 new Housing Choice Vouchers to help people with low incomes afford stable...

More Housing Vouchers Needed to End Cycle of Homelessness and Incarceration

Safe, stable, and affordable housing remains out of reach for millions in the U.S. That is particularly true for people whose incarceration and conviction histories subject them to justice...

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