SOCIAL - POLITICAL COMMENTARY: Other America: Clothesline

Clothes Drying Outside an apartment at Liberty Apartments, a low income, subsidized CMHA, 130-unit property located in Cincinnati's West End.Numerous factors affect where people live, however, one factor that still exists is wage discrimination. Wage stagnation and income inequality contribute to the gap between what people earn and the cost of their housing. Out of Reach 2016 highlights the affordability gap between the cost of rental housing and the wages of millions of renters who do not earn enough to afford a decent and safe home without significant sacrifice. Low income renters face the greatest challenge. Higher wages and a greater supply of affordable rental housing are necessary. If we make further gains in minimum wage legislation and expand funding for the national Housing Trust Fund, we can address the affordability gap.
Clothesline

Clothes Drying Outside an apartment at Liberty Apartments, a low income, subsidized CMHA, 130-unit property located in Cincinnati's West End. 

 

Numerous factors affect where people live, however, one factor that still exists is wage discrimination. Wage stagnation and income inequality contribute to the gap between what people earn and the cost of their housing.  

 

Out of Reach 2016 highlights the affordability gap between the cost of rental housing and the wages of millions of renters who do not earn enough to afford a decent and safe home without significant sacrifice. Low income renters face the greatest challenge. Higher wages and a greater supply of affordable rental housing are necessary. If we make further gains in minimum wage legislation and expand funding for the national Housing Trust Fund, we can address the affordability gap.