Urban Institute and National Housing Conference have together created an interactive webpage which illustrates the need for subsidy when charging affordable rents to low-income families. The site introduces readers to affordable housing issues in America – stating that for every 100 extremely low-income households, only 29 adequate and affordable units are available. The site further explains the costs of development – covering items like acquisition costs, construction, and developer fees. The interactive tool then allows users to attempt to develop their own virtual 50 and 100 unit buildings to illustrate the challenges in developing low-income housing.
The Washington Post also published an accompanying article which serves as another great resource in illustrating the need for affordable housing.
