Cities and towns vary widely in their supply of AA units, with much of the state’s subsidized housing concentrated in major cities and other heavily populated areas. It finds that in 2016, there was less than one AA unit for every two ELI renter households in Massachusetts.
This report examines existing shortages of affordable and available (AA) rental housing for ELI households at both the state and local levels. A single financial shock can cause this group to fall behind on rent, leading to eviction or even homelessness. Due to high housing costs, ELI households often have to forgo spending on health care, food, childcare, or other necessities. Affordability is of special concern for the state’s extremely low-income (ELI) renter households in 2016 79 percent were rent burdened. High housing costs in Massachusetts place significant financial pressure on the state’s residents, and a lack of affordable housing can decrease the region’s competitiveness. Listen to the Connecticut Economic Resource Center’s CERConomy podcast interview with the New England Public Policy Center Director Jeffrey Thompson, where he discusses the findings of this report.
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