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Housing Affordability ">Housing Affordability
- Housing Affordability ">Housing Affordability
Housing costs determine whether individuals and families can live in a neighborhood without sacrificing other basic necessities, such as food and health care.
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Subsidized Rental Housing">Subsidized Rental Housing
- Subsidized Rental Housing">Subsidized Rental Housing
A range of programs exists to address the lack of affordable housing. These programs are not nearly enough to meet the demand from those who are housing cost-burdened.
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Market-Rate Housing Affordability">Market-Rate Housing Affordability
- Market-Rate Housing Affordability">Market-Rate Housing Affordability
Almost 20 million households headed by someone age 50 and over are housing cost-burdened. That is, they spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
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Homelessness">Homelessness
- Homelessness">Homelessness
On an average night in 2022, more than 580,000 adults and children experienced homelessness in the U.S.
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Housing Accessibility">Housing Accessibility
- Housing Accessibility">Housing Accessibility
Housing should meet the needs of all individuals, regardless of age and ability level.
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Supportive Services in Housing">Supportive Services in Housing
- Supportive Services in Housing">Supportive Services in Housing
Supportive housing refers to residential settings that offer additional services. These could be group meals, transportation, help with housekeeping, and personal care.
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Fair Housing">Fair Housing
- Fair Housing">Fair Housing
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing sales, rentals, and financing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability status, or presence of children.
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Housing Quality and Safety">Housing Quality and Safety
- Housing Quality and Safety">Housing Quality and Safety
Seventy-seven percent of older adults desire to remain in their homes and communities as they grow older. However, a number of barriers stand in their way.
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Multigenerational Living">Multigenerational Living
- Multigenerational Living">Multigenerational Living
Multigenerational housing refers to people of different generations, whether related or not, living together.
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Housing in Declared Emergencies">Housing in Declared Emergencies
- Housing in Declared Emergencies">Housing in Declared Emergencies
Natural disasters, public health emergencies, and other crises can wreak havoc on the nation’s housing system.