Available affordable housing is poorly maintained and is deteriorating in both rural and urban localities. There are vacant affordable units due to safety concerns. Blighted housing stock negatively impacts existing neighborhoods and contributes to neighborhood decline. Affordable Rental Units Are in Short Supply . Rental housing is neither available nor affordable to low-income people.
Local governments discourage high density housing which increases the cost of available units.
There are a limited number of suitable building lots in the inner city. There is more demand for housing vouchers than supply, especially among seniors and people with disabilities. In addition, people receiving housing vouchers cannot always find suitable housing in which to use them as fewer landlords are participating in the voucher program. Demand for Housing to Meet the Needs of Special Populations is Increasing Demand For Housing For People With Special Needs is Increasing . Deinstitutionalization is sending people into communities with little transition, education, support and flexibility, and with no continuum or coordination of housing and support services.