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Nov 16, 2023

More Than 1 In 10 D.C. Residents Are Housing Insecure, New Report Shows

More than 82,000 residents – 12% of the city’s population – do not have stable housing, the overwhelming majority of those Black and Hispanic households, a new report found.

Sep 19, 2023

Growing Share Of D.C. Renters Spend At Least Half Of Their Income On Rent

More than 44,000 households were “severely housing cost burdened” last year, meaning that they spent half of their income or more on rent. 

 
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