willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026ROAD to the 21st Century is a major step to address the housing affordability crisis. Policymakers should build on it by taking comprehensive action to enable everyone to afford housing — including people who struggle most to keep a roof over their heads. cbpp.org/research/housi 000
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026To make housing affordable, we also need to expand rental assistance, which is highly effective but currently reaches just one in four eligible households due to inadequate federal funding. cbpp.org/media/small-... 100
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026As a result, building units to address housing shortages won’t be enough on its own to sharply reduce homelessness and evictions. cbpp.org/media/homeless 100
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Many of the bill’s provisions seek to increase the supply of housing, a key priority. However, expanding supply alone won’t make housing affordable to the tens of millions of people who can’t even afford rents covering housing operating costs. cbpp.org/media/many-of- 100
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The bipartisan housing bill that is nearing final passage takes important steps to make housing more abundant and affordable. To solve the housing affordability crisis, we’ll also need to expand rental assistance so that everyone can afford housing. cbpp.org/research/hou... 143
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Rental assistance is essential to enabling tens of millions with low incomes to afford housing, but those in need wait years due to underfunding. Any real answer to the housing crisis must build more homes and extend rental assistance to all who need it. www.cbpp.org/research/hou... 011
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Most people who struggle to afford housing have a home but pay high shares of their income for rent. We need to build more homes, but also to expand rental assistance so everyone can have safe, stable housing. www.cbpp.org/research/hou... 063
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Rental assistance sharply cuts homelessness, overcrowding, substandard conditions, and housing instability. We need enough homes for every person, but also rental assistance so they can afford safe, stable housing. www.cbpp.org/research/hou... 011
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Building more housing won’t enable the lowest-income renters to afford housing unless they also receive rental assistance. These renters are mostly low-wage workers or seniors and disabled people with low fixed incomes. www.cbpp.org/research/hou... 002
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Severe housing affordability problems are overwhelmingly concentrated among the lowest-income people. Expanding supply won’t be enough to enable them to afford stable housing. They also need access to rental assistance to help pay the rent each month. www.cbpp.org/research/hou... 003
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026We had a housing affordability crisis before we had a housing shortage, and more abundant housing alone won’t be enough to end it. We also need more rental assistance so everyone, no matter their income, can afford housing. www.cbpp.org/research/hou... 123
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026We need more homes, but millions won’t be able to afford rent no matter how much we build b/c they don’t make enough even to cover basic housing operating costs. Any real solution must also expand rental assistance, so that *everyone* can afford stable housing. 281
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The research is clear: rental assistance promotes housing stability and is key to solving homelessness. Its success in cutting veteran homelessness in half demonstrates the power of expanding access to rental assistance and supportive services. We need to do that for EVERYONE in need. 110
willpfischer.bsky.social @willpfischer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026HUD released new data (after months of delays) showing #homelessness dropped in the year before Pres. Trump took office but was still near historic highs. Trump Admin policies are poised to make homelessness worse. 163