PUTTING HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND
HEALTH DATA TO WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
In regard to housing affordability, Mel Jones’ APA work explains that HUD coined the term cost burdened to describe families who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing.
Planners are advised that cost burdened households may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care.
HUD identifies families who pay more than 50 percent of their income for housing as severely cost-burdened.
The agency notes households in this category may have to make difficult choices between housing and other basic necessities.
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