Chongqing's housing policy : meeting the housing needs of the low-income families?

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Yang
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Housing Needs ◽  
Low Income Families

Toward a New National Housing Policy

1988 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Varady
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Task Force ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Housing Supply ◽  
National Conference ◽  
Important Resource ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
National Housing

This essay reviews A Decent Place to Live, by the National Housing Task Force, as well as two other reports used to prepare it. The Task Force's main recommendation is a major new housing supply initiative to address the worsening problems of low-income renters. The Low Income Housing Preservation Commission's report proposes ways to save two million units of privately owned and federally subsidized low-income rental units currently in jeopardy. The National Conference of State Legislatures report identifies a number of state strategies for making housing affordable to low-income families. The broad coverage, up-to-date analyses, and provocative suggestions make these reports an important resource for planners and policymakers.

Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Karp ◽  
Gary Wong ◽  
Marguerite Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Caloric Density ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

Monitoring the Impact of Family Health Benefits for Low-Income Families

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trish Livingstone ◽  
Lisa Lix ◽  
Mary McNutt ◽  
Evan Morris ◽  
William Osei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact
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