The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pleased to transmit to the U.S. Congress this 2017 report on Worst Case Housing Needs. This report—the 16th in a longstanding series—provides national data and analysis of the critical problems facing low-income renting families. The American Housing Survey (AHS) is a key source of national data on housing markets, conditions, and dynamics. These data show that, although 43.2 percent of very lowincome renters had worst case needs nationally, local markets reflect a substantial degree of variation beyond the longstanding trends observed across regions and types of metropolitan locations.
Executive Summary ix Section 1. Extent and Nature of Worst Case Needs 1
Extent of Worst Case Needs in 2015 ..................................................................1
Inadequate Housing and Inadequate Income ..................................................3
Prevalence of Worst Case Needs by Income ..................................................4
Increase in Worst Case Needs ........................................................................4
Demographics of Worst Case Needs .................................................................4
Worst Case Needs by Race and Ethnicity .......................................................5
Worst Case Needs by Household Type ...........................................................5
Summary ............................................................................................................7
Section 2. Shortage of Affordable Housing .....................................................9
Geography of Worst Case Needs .......................................................................9
Worst Case Needs and Housing Assistance by Region and Metropolitan Location .............................................................................. 10
Variation in Worst Case Needs Across Local Markets ................................... 11
Factors Limiting Access to Affordable Rental Housing ..................................... 13
How the Market Allocates Affordable Housing on a National Basis ............... 13
Affordability, Availability, and Adequacy of the National Rental Stock ............ 14
Rental Stock by Income ................................................................................ 15
Geography of Supply ........................................................................................ 16
Rental Stock by Region ................................................................................. 16
Summary .......................................................................................................... 17
Section 3.
Understanding the Trend in Worst Case Needs 19
Changes in Affordable Housing Demand .......................................................... 19
Affordable Housing Supply and Demand .......................................................... 21
Concluding Summary ....................................................................................... 23
Appendix A. Detailed Data on Housing Problems and Supply of Affordable Housing 25
Appendix B. Supplemental Exhibits65
Appendix C. Federal Housing Assistance and Affordable Housing Programs 67
Appendix D. Previous Reports to Congress on Worst Case Needs 69
Appendix E. Data and Methodology 71
Literature Cited77
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