Report: Affordable housing continues to be out of reach for many

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A RHODE ISLAND State Law establishes a goal that 10% of every city or town's housing stock quality as Low- and Moderate-Income Housing. Only six of Rhode Island's 39 communities meet this goal: Burrillville, Central Falls, Newport, New Shoreham, Providence and Woonsocket. / COURTESY HOUSINGWORKS RI
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island may have seen economic gains in 2019, but 2020 revealed the stark disparities in housing and economic security for safe and affordable housing, reports the 2020 Housing Fact Book by HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University. Almost 40% of all Rhode Islanders are housing cost burdened, meaning the household spends more…
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