Report looks at enhanced homeless shelters as de facto surrogate for low-income housing NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The growing shortage of affordable housing for low-income residents in the United States contributed to a 20% incr
Read Full Article atAUSTRALIAN women are more likely than men to live in poverty, and one in three will experience domestic violence in their lives, a charity says. On the eve of International Women's Day, the Benevolent Society says the country has a lot to celebrate in te
Though the gender gap in wages has improved over time, women in Israel still earn only 83 percent of men’s income on an hourly basis, according to a Central Bureau of Statistics report released Wednesday, ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday. Bec
The report notes that between 2007 and 2012, average monthly rent in the region rose from $898 to $1,047. The average cost of a new detached home rose from $700,000 to $890,000 between 2007 and 2011. One of the more startling statistics was the 56 percen
PHOENIX (AP) -- Statistics show that nearly one in three children living in Phoenix is at risk of hunger. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is partnering with Feed The Children and PepsiCo to bring two tractor trailers full of food to Phoenix on Wednesd
The number of homes under construction has risen for the first time since 2006, figures have revealed. Work began on 13,829 properties in 2011-12, up 308 on the previous year. It is the first time the number of new houses started has risen since 2006-07.
Commenting on the housing statistics released today (Wednesday 6th March) by Scotland’s Chief Statistician, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) expressed concern over the drop in the number of housing association completions. "There we
Shelters should be seen as tools, not as roadblocks, for these families working to restore their independence....