Noah M. Kazis
                                            Essay
                                    
                Can Affordable Housing Be a Safety Net? Lessons from a Pandemic
COVID-19 posed an unprecedented challenge to housing stability. This Essay argues that the pandemic exposed the mismatch of affordable-housing programs (including housing voucher programs, tax credits, and emergency rental assistance) to short-term crises, whether personal or nationwide. Yet the pandemic also helped reveal what building a housing safety net requires.
Nov 7, 2022