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Housing and Housing Finance

More Than 50 Years after the Fair Housing Act, More Action Is Needed to Address Housing Discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Federal leadership and broader public awareness of the discrimination faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders can help move us closer to the promise of the Fair Housing Act.
A man walks by the Farragut Houses, a public housing project in Brooklyn on March 16, 2017 in New York City.
Housing and Housing Finance

New Funding Flexibility Is Helping Public Housing Authorities Address Urgent Needs—But Their Long-Term Challenges Could Get Worse

The pandemic has heightened the need for increased funding to prevent the even greater crisis threatening the viability of thousands of public housing units and residents’ health and well-being.
Housing and Housing Finance

Many New Bills Bring National Attention to Urgent Public Housing Needs

Even as they seek to be visionary, new proposals should focus on addressing the steady decline in public housing.
Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

What Do We Still Need to Know about Work Requirements in Public Housing Agencies?

Most Chicago Housing Authority residents subject to work requirements were compliant.
Housing and Housing Finance

America’s public housing program faces an uncertain future

Many housing authorities are facing the hard reality that they may not be able to keep their buildings open.
Housing and Housing Finance

How the Fair Housing Act’s role in combating discrimination will continue to evolve

A lawsuit filed against Facebook by fair housing organizations provides one example of how discrimination can take new forms.
Housing and Housing Finance

Beyond raising rent, Ben Carson’s housing overhaul would increase burdens on low-income Americans

HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s proposal to raise rents comes during the worst rental housing crisis in generations.
Housing and Housing Finance

To increase employment among housing-assisted families, don’t pull the rug out from under them

The administration’s budget for fiscal year 2019 proposes to permit work requirements and raise rents in federal public housing.
Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

Work requirements and housing: What we don’t know could hurt us

The administration is considering expanding work requirements for able-bodied adults who receive housing assistance.
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Supporting local businesses can help revitalize neighborhoods

Most research on changing neighborhoods focuses on residents, but local businesses are also at risk of displacement.

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