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 Megan Hatch and Rosie Tighe explain why the U.S. has such a shortage of affordable housing, how government programs help, and why they often fall short.
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Read Tighe and Hatch’s SSN brief, How Fair Housing Programs Can be Bolstered by Laws Prohibiting Source of Income Discrimination
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Check out Tighe's SSN basic facts overview, The Challenge of Developing Affordable Housing in Neighborhoods That Are Not Poor
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Look up their piece with Joseph Mead in Shelterforce, Section 8 Allowed
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Find Joseph Mead’s New York Times opinion piece on their nuisance ordinance research