Sentences with phrase «renting substandard housing»

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He reminds us, for example, that «5.3 million households in 1995 consisted of «very low - income renters» who received no federal housing assistance and either lived in severely substandard housing or paid half or more of their reported income for rent.»

Compare that to the # 23.8 bn annually spent on housing benefit (owing to extortionate rents and substandard wages) and the # 27.2 bn spent on tax credits (owing to inadequate pay) and it becomes clear where the real savings are to be made.

However, Roger pays meager wages for back - breaking labor and charges aliens appallingly high rent for substandard housing.

One out of seven American families lives in substandard housing or pays more than 50 percent of its income on rent or a mortgage, says a study by the National Housing Confhousing or pays more than 50 percent of its income on rent or a mortgage, says a study by the National Housing ConfHousing Conference.

Those labeled «worst case» are renters with very low incomes and no government housing assistance who are spending more than half their monthly income on rent and / or living in substandard housing.