There is limited affordable housing in the United States, and it shrinks even more after a disaster strikes. There is a problem with the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) implementation for low- to moderate-income survivors after a disaster. However, vulnerable populations continue to experience housing shortages because rents are above the fair market rate.
There is no understanding of the barriers that low- to moderate-income survivors experience after a disaster. Survivors may face additional challenges, particularly when housing availability is low. There is insufficient information about low- to moderate-income survivors' barriers to obtaining affordable housing.
Today, there is no tool to measure survivors' barriers to obtaining affordable housing during recovery following a disaster due to their multi-layer identity when accessing the community development block grant.
This problem impacts low- to moderate-income survivors because they cannot recover as quickly as homeowners with insurance, or landlords must repair their units faster.
Other factors that could contribute to this problem include cost burden, race, gender, education, funds, and socioeconomic factors.
There is no understanding of the barriers that low- to moderate-income survivors experience after a disaster. Survivors may face additional challenges, particularly when housing availability is low. There is insufficient information about low- to moderate-income survivors' barriers to obtaining affordable housing.
Today, there is no tool to measure survivors' barriers to obtaining affordable housing during recovery following a disaster due to their multi-layer identity when accessing the community development block grant.
This problem impacts low- to moderate-income survivors because they cannot recover as quickly as homeowners with insurance, or landlords must repair their units faster.
Other factors that could contribute to this problem include cost burden, race, gender, education, funds, and socioeconomic factors.
Purpose of the Study
The exploratory sequential mixed-method study aims to develop and test a tool that public administrators, policymakers, and scholars may adopt to measure survivors barriers to obtaining affordable housing during the recovery period following a disaster due to their multi-layered identities.
Social Change Implications
The target population will benefit from the study if there are some policies or social changes to increase the affordable housing stock, decrease the cost burden, or create more available rentals in the future. The goal is not to marginalize, coerce, or force anyone to participate in the study.
The target population will benefit from the study if there are some policies or social changes to increase the affordable housing stock, decrease the cost burden, or create more available rentals in the future. The goal is not to marginalize, coerce, or force anyone to participate in the study.
Changing policies to protect survivors may shorten the time it takes for them to be rehoused, along with increasing available units.
