Rent Burden, Housing Subsidies and the Well-being of Children and Youth
Aratani, Yumiko; Chau, Michelle; Wight, Vanessa R.; Addy, Sophia
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), The Annie E. Casey Foundation
2011
This report looks at the issue of rent burden, which is defined as spending more than 30 percent of household income on rent. Between 2002 and 2009, the proportion of households with children affected by rent burden increased significantly.