Director of Housing Policy at @CenterOnBudget. Views are my own.
Austin, TX
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Why do many cities have both widespread homelessness and high vacancy rates, even in units built with affordable housing development subsidies, as @ClaireARush shows? apnews.com/article/affordabl….
Millions of low-paid workers, seniors, and others can’t afford enough rent even to cover the cost of operating housing, so no matter how much we build that won’t be enough to enable them to afford safe, stable housing. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad….
Really solving the housing affordability crisis will also require expanding rental assistance toward the goal of reaching everyone in need. cbpp.org/research/housing/th…
The bipartisan housing bill that is nearing final passage takes important steps to make housing more abundant and affordable. To solve the housing affordability crisis, we’ll also need to expand rental assistance so that everyone can afford housing.cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…
To make housing affordable, we also need to expand rental assistance, which is highly effective but currently reaches just one in four eligible households due to inadequate federal funding. cbpp.org/media/small-share-o…
ROAD to the 21st Century is a major step to address the housing affordability crisis. Policymakers should build on it by taking comprehensive action to enable everyone to afford housing — including people who struggle most to keep a roof over their heads. cbpp.org/research/housing/th…
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Federal grantmaking processes are meant to be fair and free of political favoritism or retaliation – but a new Trump Admin rule would allow corruption & politicization of grant award decisions, creating an outsized risk of abuse & coercion.
Federal grants are intended to be awarded through an open, fair, and merit-based process. A new Trump Administration proposal would instead allow grant decisions to be based on political preferences and presidential priorities. cbpp.org/research/federal-bu…
Rental assistance is essential to enabling tens of millions with low incomes to afford housing, but those in need wait years due to underfunding. Any real answer to the housing crisis must build more homes and extend rental assistance to all who need it. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…
Most people who struggle to afford housing have a home but pay high shares of their income for rent. We need to build more homes, but also to expand rental assistance so everyone can have safe, stable housing. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…
Rental assistance sharply cuts homelessness, overcrowding, substandard conditions, and housing instability. We need enough homes for every person, but also rental assistance so they can afford safe, stable housing. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…
Building more housing won’t enable the lowest-income renters to afford housing unless they also receive rental assistance. These renters are mostly low-wage workers or seniors and disabled people with low fixed incomes. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…
Severe housing affordability problems are overwhelmingly concentrated among the lowest-income people. Expanding supply won’t be enough to enable them to afford stable housing. They also need access to rental assistance to help pay the rent each month. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…
We had a housing affordability crisis before we had a housing shortage, and more abundant housing alone won’t be enough to end it. We also need more rental assistance so everyone, no matter their income, can afford housing. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…
We need more homes, but millions won’t be able to afford rent no matter how much we build b/c they don’t make enough even to cover basic housing operating costs.
Any real solution must also expand rental assistance, so that *everyone* can afford stable housing.
My new paper explains why expanding housing vouchers or other rental assistance is essential to addressing the housing affordability crisis. cbpp.org/research/housing/ad…