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Out of Reach: The Housing Wage in Context

March 15, 2012 by John Henneberger 1 Comment

Reblogged from On the Home Front:

Yesterday, NLIHC released Out of Reach 2012: America's Forgotten Housing Crisis.  This report highlights the gap between wages renters actually earn, and what they would need to earn to afford the rent and utilities for a modest two-bedroom apartment in their state.

As a part of our release, we held a press conference on the data. Speaking at the event, along with NLIHC President & CEO Dr.

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On Wednesday TxLIHIS released Texas data from the annual national study of housing affordability "Out of Reach" prepared by the National Low income Housing Coalition. The press conference on Capitol Hill on the occasion of the release provides important and interesting context to the study, the housing crisis faced by the poor and working poor and the Obama Administration's approach to solving it.
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I started my commitment to housing justice for people and communities with low incomes in 1975 in Austin's Clarksville community. Thirty-eight years of working side-by-side with dedicated community leaders to find solutions to housing and community development challenges has taught me some things and I’m learning new stuff every day.
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