Most retirees who rent live in poverty—here's how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it
Most Australians can look forward to a comfortable retirement. More than three in four retirees own their own home, most ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities7d
2025 Budget Stakes: Many Households Could Lose Needed Rental Assistance
Affordable housing is a basic human need, but many families’ incomes aren’t high enough to afford market-rate rents in their ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities4d
To Better Meet Record Levels of Need, Keep Families Housed, Congress Must Increase 2025 Funding for Housing Assistance
A final appropriations bill should provide at least enough funding to maintain the number of households that currently ...
The Evening Tribune1d
ACCORD awarded $750K to turn vacant units into apartments for low, moderate-income renters
The new Vacant Rental Program will support the rehabilitation of empty units, adding "critically needed" apartments.
Richmond17hOpinion
Commentary: Rent control is anything but equitable
Virginia is in danger of squandering its competitive advantage over its neighbors in attracting housing development — and ...
WKOW8d
Funding for local rent assistance program running low, officials warn
Funding for a local rent assistance program is running low, and changes to the program are imminent, government officials are ...
Impacts7d
Smart Solutions for Affordable Housing: How Tech Is Bridging the Gap for Low-Income Families
The affordable housing crisis continues to challenge families across the country, with rising rental costs and limited ...
KNKX4d
‘We can afford a tent’: on rent limits, tenants pray for relief as the housing industry pushes back
The debate over rent limits has roared back to life in Washington this year, as a bill to cap annual increases makes its way ...
There’s a shortage of Oklahoma landlords willing to lease to people with rental assistance
Since 2020, nearly 8,000 Section 8 vouchers have expired across the state before the participant could secure a lease.
MTPR4d
Federal housing aid isn't keeping pace with Montana's rising rental costs
Federal housing assistance is not keeping pace with rising rents in Montana, leaving low income residents with few available ...
The Conversation2d
Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it
With Rent Assistance indexed to inflation, rather than low-income earners’ housing costs, the maximum rate of the payment has increased by 136% since 2001, while the rents paid by recipients ...