Research Report Housing as a Safety Net
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Ensuring Housing Security for the Most Vulnerable
Martha M. Galvez, Maya Brennan, Brady Meixell, Rolf Pendall
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Our existing housing system fails to provide our nation’s most vulnerable households access to safe, affordable, stable housing. Instead, millions of low-income households pay large portions of their income on rent or live in substandard conditions—triggering chronic economic instability that at best undermines economic security and well-being, and at worst pulls low-income families deeper into poverty. This report examines the current housing landscape specifically for extremely low–income families and offers options for improving housing stability for this population, recognizing that secure housing is a cornerstone of economic well-being.
Research and Evidence Housing and Communities Family and Financial Well-Being Tax and Income Supports Research to Action Upward Mobility
Expertise Thriving Cities and Neighborhoods Social Safety Net Wealth and Financial Well-Being Preventing and Ending Homelessness Families Upward Mobility and Inequality Housing
Tags Families with low incomes Poverty Housing vouchers and mobility Housing affordability Housing subsidies Inequality and mobility Public and assisted housing