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The pandemic has made the affordable housing crisis a lot worse, in part by increasing the rate of evictions. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

November 12, 2021

Why building more homes won’t solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most

Alex Schwartz, The New School and Kirk McClure, University of Kansas

California and other states plan to build more homes in an effort to fix America’s affordable housing problem. But that’s not the main reason housing remains unaffordable for millions of people.

Average Walmart workers make twice the federal minimum wage but may still qualify for public benefits. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

June 3, 2019

Getting poorer while working harder: The ‘cliff effect’

Susan R. Crandall, UMass Boston

Stressing out about potentially losing benefits can prolong financial instability. Solving this problem will help low-paid workers and everyone else.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson argues his housing reforms would increase self-sufficiency. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

May 3, 2018

Ben Carson’s effort to ‘reform’ housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans

Alex Schwartz, The New School

The administration’s proposed changes to a decades-old housing program supporting the poorest Americans would jack up rents and deepen poverty in the US.

Boston has some of the highest rents – and lowest vacancy rates – in the country. 'Boston' via www.shutterstock.com

January 26, 2016

Poor and homeless face discrimination under America’s flawed housing voucher system

Susan Sered, Suffolk University and Miriam Boeri, Bentley University

In a competitive rental market, landlords can easily skirt anti-discrimination laws.

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