The US economy relies on immigrants to fill jobs, but many of them are struggling with high rent burdens that make it harder to build productive lives and integrate into their communities.
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The stigma around poverty and government benefits can make those initiatives less effective.
The government has made housing a federal policy priority after a decade of neglect. But the scale of the housing crisis means its actions to date are just a start – much more must be done.
A new analysis shows an economic downturn due to COVID-19 will dramatically increase rental stress for people with insecure or casual work.
Until now most people have eventually owned a home. But two trends – falling ownership and a growing aged population – will put the budgets of retirees and government under real pressure.
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ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Adjunct associate, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Geography and Sustainability, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Director of the People Lab, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
