Only 39 percent of affordable apartments backed by the city since 2010 are within reach families who need them most.
Jan 27, 2016
Report: D.C.’s Public Housing Is At Risk, With Billions Of Dollars Of Project Maintenance Needed
Over 78 percent of D.C.’s public housing units need significant improvements.
Oct 15, 2015
Report: D.C. Workers Without A College Degree Have Seen Declining Wages From 25 Years Ago
Worker with only a high school education made $2 more in 1980 than they did in 2014, when adjusting for inflation. Meanwhile, Washingtonians with a college degree made $4.50 more on average in 2014 than they did in 1980
According to a new report from the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, affordable housing in the District is nearly gone.
Mar 13, 2014
D.C. Fourth In Income Inequality
That’s an average income of over $530,000 for the richest D.C. residents and just under $9,900 for the poorest.
Mar 05, 2014
Report: Wage Inequality Growing In D.C.
For D.C. residents in the 20th percentile — meaning they earn wages less than 80 percent of the population — the median hourly wage fell from $13.08 in 2008 to $12.31 in 2012.
Feb 21, 2014
Concerns Raised Over Gray’s Proposed ‘Provisional Placement’ Plan For Homeless Families
“Altogether, the mayor’s provisional placement plan appears primarily to be an effort to keep the shelter population down rather than an effort to help homeless families achieve stability,” the D.C. Fiscal Policy writes.
