Housing

Renters' Credit Funding Housing Vouchers

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President’s Housing Proposals Are Both Practical and Progressive

March 22, 2023 | Sonya Acosta

President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request both outlines modest increases in funding for housing and homelessness programs and proposes new funding to start making the type of investments...

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

October 27, 2022

Report

Families Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding

July 22, 2021

Report

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

November 16, 2021

Chart Book

Housing and Health Problems Are Intertwined. So Are Their Solutions.

June 29, 2022

Chart Book

Relief Measures Reduced Hardship for Renters During Pandemic, but Many Still Struggle to Pay Rent in Every State

June 17, 2022 | Erik Gartland

Report

An Agenda for the Future of Public Housing

March 11, 2021 | Will Fischer, Sonya Acosta and Anna Bailey

Chart Book

Funding Limitations Create Widespread Unmet Need for Rental Assistance

February 15, 2022 | Erik Gartland

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House Republican Bill Would Force Deep Cuts in Housing Assistance, Harming Families, Older Adults, and People with Disabilities

May 24, 2023

Statement

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Moves Us Toward Nation Where Everyone Can Thrive

March 9, 2023

Report

Robust COVID Relief Bolstered Economy and Reduced Hardship for Millions

March 6, 2023

Commentary

State of the Union, Budget Offer Opportunities to Put Forward Vision for Stronger, More Prosperous Nation

February 2, 2023

Statement

Important Investments, Significant Disappointments in Year-End Legislation

December 20, 2022

Blog

Final 2023 Funding Bill Should Support, Expand Housing Vouchers

December 2, 2022

Policy Basics

Federal rental assistance enables 5 million low-income households to afford modest homes, and three major programs — Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing — assist 90 percent of them.

We work with state and local housing agencies and advocates to improve the effectiveness of federal low-income housing programs, and we study how well-designed housing assistance programs can advance such goals as reducing concentrations of poverty.

Federal Rental Assistance

Project-Based Vouchers

Public Housing

Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance

The Housing Choice Voucher Program

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House Republican Bill Would Force Deep Cuts in Housing Assistance, Harming Families, Older Adults, and People with Disabilities

The House Republican debt-ceiling-and-cuts bill would, among other things, impose severe cuts on discretionary funding amounting to $3.6 trillion over the next ten years. If defense and...

Housing

President’s Housing Proposals Are Both Practical and Progressive

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

Families Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding

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

Housing and Health Problems Are Intertwined. So Are Their Solutions.

Relief Measures Reduced Hardship for Renters During Pandemic, but Many Still Struggle to Pay Rent in Every State

An Agenda for the Future of Public Housing

Funding Limitations Create Widespread Unmet Need for Rental Assistance

Want to get more in-depth updates on housing?

Charts and Data

Legislative and Regulatory Resources

New on this Topic

House Republican Bill Would Force Deep Cuts in Housing Assistance, Harming Families, Older Adults, and People with Disabilities

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Moves Us Toward Nation Where Everyone Can Thrive

Robust COVID Relief Bolstered Economy and Reduced Hardship for Millions

State of the Union, Budget Offer Opportunities to Put Forward Vision for Stronger, More Prosperous Nation

Important Investments, Significant Disappointments in Year-End Legislation

Final 2023 Funding Bill Should Support, Expand Housing Vouchers

Policy Basics

Federal rental assistance enables 5 million low-income households to afford modest homes, and three major programs — Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing — assist 90 percent of them.

Federal Rental Assistance

Project-Based Vouchers

Public Housing

Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance

The Housing Choice Voucher Program

Experts

House Republican Bill Would Force Deep Cuts in Housing Assistance, Harming Families, Older Adults, and People with Disabilities

President’s Housing Proposals Are Both Practical and Progressive

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Moves Us Toward Nation Where Everyone Can Thrive

Robust COVID Relief Bolstered Economy and Reduced Hardship for Millions

State of the Union, Budget Offer Opportunities to Put Forward Vision for Stronger, More Prosperous Nation

Important Investments, Significant Disappointments in Year-End Legislation

Final 2023 Funding Bill Should Support, Expand Housing Vouchers

CBPP’s Housing and Family Income Support Staff Join Forces

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

High Hardship Among Black and Latinx LGBTQ Renters Underscores Need for More Housing Vouchers