Affordable Housing - Social Costs of Lack of Affordable Housing

Social Costs of Lack of Affordable Housing

Housing affordability is more than just a personal trouble experienced by individual households who cannot easily find a place to live. Lack of affordable housing is considered by many urban planners to have negative effects on a community's overall health.

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