Priced Out: The Housing Crisis for People with Disabilities

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Article Publication Date: 
12/12/2017
Summary: 
This report documents the nationwide housing affordability crisis experienced by people with disabilities. The report discusses how in 2016, millions of adults with disabilities living solely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) found that renting even a modest unit in their community would require nearly all of their monthly income. The report offers policy recommendations to address this crisis.
Article Author: 
Schaak, Gina; Sloane, Lisa; Arienti, Francine; Zovistoski, Andrew
Topics: 
Housing
Types/Tools: 
Reports
Populations: 
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Sources: 
TAC (Technical Assistance Collaborative)
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Programs/Initiatives: 
Independent Living; Olmstead
Project Rental Assistance Program
Continuum of Care Program
Emergency Solutions Grant Program
Permanent Supportive Housing
PSH
States: 
Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Keywords: 
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Medicaid
housing
disability
SSI
Supplemental Security Income

Contact

Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. (TAC)
Contact: http://www.tacinc.org/About/email.htm
Phone: 
617-266-5657

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/70024