Episode 142: Nowhere to Live
Having a warm and comfortable home is important for health and well-being. But with rising rent prices and growing inequality, it can be tough – if not impossible – to find a place to live. Professors Rosie Tighe and Megan Hatch explain why the U.S. has such a shortage of affordable housing, how government programs help, and why they often fall short. Read Tighe and Hatch’s SSN brief, How Fair Housing Programs Can be Bolstered by Laws Prohibiting Source of Income Discrimination Check out their piece with Joseph Mead in Shelterforce, Section 8 Allowed Find Joseph Mead’s New York Times opinion piece on their nuisance ordinance research
