Climate change and aging energy infrastructure disproportionately impact people with low incomes and people of color, who — due to myriad factors including redlining and other discriminatory systems — are likelier to live in communities where polluting industries are more prevalent and where investments to the public good have been lacking. Black and Hispanic people are […]
This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, climate change, health, and the economy. Chart of the Week — Wealthiest 10 Percent of White Households Own Most U.S. Wealth A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
ding for vouchers through the appropriations process. Most agencies receive voucher “renewal” funding each year, based on the number and cost of the authorized vouchers in use during the prior year, adjusted for inflation. If Congress provides less renewal funding than agencies are due, each agency’s funding is reduced proportionately. Funding for new vouchers and administrative costs […]
Where Is Public Housing Located? The nation’s 807,000 public housing units are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several territories, with 1 in 5 of them in rural areas. As of 2020, only 55 percent of public housing homes were in low- or moderate-poverty areas, or where less than 30 percent of people […]
Most families and individuals who meet the program’s income guidelines are eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program). The size of a family’s SNAP benefit is based on its income and certain expenses. This paper provides a short summary of SNAP eligibility and benefit calculation rules that are in […]
What Are Project-Based Vouchers? Most Housing Choice Vouchers are “tenant-based,” meaning people can use them to rent any private apartment that meets program guidelines. Project-based vouchers (PBVs), in contrast, are attached to a specific unit whose landlord contracts with the state or local public housing agency to rent the unit to families and individuals with […]
What Is Federal Rental Assistance? Three major programs — Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing — assist about 82 percent of the households receiving federal rental assistance. Other programs serve specific populations, including the Section 202 and Section 811 supportive housing programs for older adults and people with disabilities, respectively; Housing Opportunities for People […]
All states make information regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, including their applications, state policy manuals or regulations, and general program information, available to the public via the internet. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reviewed all the states’ websites to determine what information and services they offer […]
“Project-based” rental assistance differs from “tenant-based” rental assistance, which families with low incomes can use to rent any privately owned home that meets program guidelines. The main form of tenant-based rental assistance is the Housing Choice Voucher Program. How Does Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Help Recipients? PBRA helps people afford housing and avoid homelessness […]
Housing is a basic human need, but millions of people in this country cannot afford a stable home. Rental assistance directly closes the gap between rents and the amount a household can afford to pay for housing and has been proven highly effective at reducing and preventing homelessness, overcrowding, and housing instability. Despite these successes, 3 […]
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services to pregnant and postpartum people with low incomes, infants, and children under age 5. Despite the well-documented benefits associated with WIC participation, in recent years almost half (46.5 percent in […]
This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, food assistance, and health. Chart of the Week — Expanding Housing Vouchers Would Cut Poverty and Reduce Disparities
