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The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released a report entitled, "Public Housing Authority Pathways to Advancing Equity," which presents a qualitative analysis of strategies employed by public housing authorities (PHAs) to enhance equity for underserved populations. It...
The Brookings Institution published an article discussing potential state policies to tackle housing affordability. The article examines accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as one solution. California has passed a series of laws to create a standardized framework for ADUs, resulting in significant...
Inadequate collaboration and obstacles to collaboration are major impediments to improving Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) goals, according to the Blueprint for Action Report published by the Convergence Collaborative on Social Factors of Health. The Collaborative brought together a group of...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report entitled Rental Housing: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Assistance to Survivors of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault. The GAO report reveals that a majority of housing providers in their sample (45 out of 60) have...
The National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2024 Fair Housing Trends Report reveals significant insights into housing discrimination complaints, pointing to notable increases and key sources of bias. In 2023, complaints based on race saw a sharp rise from 609 in 2022 to 824, a 35% increase. These...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled "Improved Guidance and Oversight Needed for Utility Allowances," which examines the link between inadequate utility allowances and an increased number of rent-burdened households. The GAO highlighted critical issues concerning...
A new joint report from the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) and the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), "The National Risk Index and Racial Equity for Renters," examines the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) tool and...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published another report on the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program, which provided about $47 billion to tribal, state, territorial, and certain local governments and the District of Columbia. Congress appropriated ERA funding twice, and...
The Families in Transition (FIT) program provided 100 units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for families of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students experiencing homelessness. An evaluation by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab found that the FIT program increased housing stability...
A report published by the Terner Center argues that housing affordability is ill-defined and poorly framed, suggesting a shift in questioning away from asking “is a place affordable?” to “Who can afford this place?” In reframing the affordability metric, the author critiques the traditional 25%...