By Office of News and Public Information, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, June 25, 2021
The Executive Office of the President should consider establishing a task force to prevent renter evictions and mitigate housing instability caused by the pandemic, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Building on existing social programs that support those struggling with poverty and housing instability, the report proposes dozens of actions to be taken within the next three years — including efficiently channeling emergency relief to renters and landlords, increasing the availability of housing choice vouchers, reforming unemployment insurance, and reducing discrimination — to address the immediate crisis and to permanently improve housing choice, affordability, and security for renters across the U.S.
“We believe programs already in place to support families can be rapidly expanded and altered to reach millions more people and prevent many more traumatic, devastating evictions,” said Karen Dynan, chair of the panel that wrote the report and professor in the department of economics at Harvard University. “In this tenuous moment of recovery for our country, new partnerships and coordination across the housing system will be key to achieving more stable housing for many — and helping our economy bounce back.”
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