Maybe thatâs why experts who specialize in housing policy have begun to talk with increasing excitement about a third way that President-elect Joe Biden put forward in his campaign platform. Under his proposal, every cost-burdened, low-income family would receive a check to bridge the gap between their actual rent and the rent they can afford. The impact would be immediate.
âIt would be like food stamps, but for housing,â explained Anne Fadullon, who directs Philadelphiaâs Department of Planning and Development, and is a fan of the proposal. âIf you qualify, you get it.â
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