Section 8

Housing assistance and the shifting geography of poverty

lborkowski | October 16, 2013

As Kim Krisberg reported earlier this year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition has found that in no state can full-time workers earning minimum wage afford the average rent for two-bedroom apartments without spending more than 30% of their income on housing. The combination of rising rents and stagnating wages has left many families struggling to afford basic necessities, and unstable housing situations negatively affect health and children's school performance. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program allows low-income tenants to rent apartments and pay 30% of their income for…