More than half the renter populations in Miami, Riverside, Calif., Phoenix, and Los Angeles are considered low-income and have “worst case needs” for affordable housing, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
According to CityLab, “worst case needs” accounts for renters who make less than half the area median income, do not receive housing assistance, and pay more than half of income on rent.
The number of households that fit this criteria rose 8 percent between 2013 and 2015.
The number of such households now stands at 8.3 million—on its way back up to 2011’s peak of 8.5 million after a short decline. A striking 98 percent of these cases were a result of rent burdening.
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