High housing costs increased the number of low-income renters facing eviction following a shortage of affordable housing. High Housing Costs Continue to Rise Despite Calls to Lower Rent Following Affordable Housing Shortage High housing costs continued to rise despite calls from low-income renters to lower the rent following the shortage of affordable housing available as…
The main contributing factors to this rise are the increasing rents and a lack of affordable housing options, especially for individuals with the lowest incomes. Eviction rates are surging as renter protection programs implemented during the pandemic have come to an end Diane Yentel, the CEO and president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition…
The increasing evictions affected vulnerable groups after the temporary pandemic measures for low-income renters expired. Increasing Cases of Evictions Nationwide Continuously Affect Low-Income Renters After Temporary Measures Ended with the Pandemic The increasing cases of evictions nationwide continuously affected several low-income renters, including vulnerable populations, after the temporary measures and rental assistance that aimed to…