News round-up
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News Round-Up: Sequestration and the Housing Shortage
Last week, NLIHC released Housing Spotlight: America’s Affordable Housing Shortage, and How to End It. It’s a startling look into the depth of the affordable housing shortage facing extremely low income households, providing data at both the national and state levels showing the amount of housing needed is far greater than what is affordable and available… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Desperate Measures
Poor-quality housing conditions are often a fact of life for the poorest Americans. Two stories this week show the impact this reality has on families, and the different ways the story plays out in private and public housing. On this blog, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research Linda Couch writes about family friends living… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: It Takes a Village
It takes a village to raise a family, and it may take assistance from multiple levels of government to ensure affordable housing is available to those who need it. As NLIHC research has shown over the years, some local communities have in place programs and resources to help make up for where the federal government… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Working Hardest for the Least Return
Low-wage work is often what’s available to many Americans. What happens when it doesn’t pay the bills? In Hawaii, Governor Neil Abercrombie wants to increase the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75. According to Hawaii News Now, the governor introduced the proposal in his state of the state address, saying, “‘Minimum wage… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Making Housing a Priority
Our first news round-up of 2013 brings you stories of a big push to provide greater funding for affordable housing, and some very real reasons why that housing is so important. First, to reasons: In The Nation we read about the connection between safe, decent housing and educational success. According to the post, “Children who lack… Continue reading
On the Home Front 