Across Illinois, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has published an overview of affordable housing needs at the state level. Learn about the most critical housing needs in communities across the country. Connect with NLIHC partners to expand housing resources in your state. Engage members of congress and other policy makers in solutions to end housing poverty.