Limited rental choices: Low-income families try to keep up with Del. rent, By Eric Ruth, August 28, 2012, News Journal: “Up and down Delaware and across the nation, the housing market is seeing new vitality. Sales are starting to edge up, builders are beginning to see hope, and for many, the dream of homeownership seems closer to reality again. Yet for thousands of other Delawareans, a different kind of housing crisis continues, with no solution in sight. Even as the state enjoys a renewed sense of energy in the market for single-family homes, the supply of apartments that lower-income Delawareans can afford continues to dwindle, even as rents continue to rise, leaving thousands struggling day by day to keep a roof over their heads…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty