The New Jersey Housing Crisis in a COVID Era: Mapping Strategic Processes

David D. Troutt, Katharine Nelson, Kyle Farmbry, Caleb Sackler, Samantha Roth

24, February 2022

Overview by Katharine Nelson:

Affordable housing is increasingly scarce within the United States, and COVID-19 has dramatically exacerbated the simmering crisis in affordable housing. In New Jersey, the risk of eviction is greater than across the country, as 393,000 households are delinquent on their rent, (22.3% of households in renter-occupied housing units in New Jersey as compared with 15.8% across the country). ¹ In New Jersey, eviction pressure is faced disproportionately by residents of color, by households with children, and in urban municipalities, where more renters and more low-income households are especially vulnerable.

The New Jersey Housing Crisis in a COVID Era: Mapping Strategic Processes was a research project funded by the New Jersey State Policy Lab to explore strategic development and organizational learning in the provision of emergency rental assistance funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research focused on five New Jersey municipalities:  Camden (Camden County), Elizabeth (Union County), Jersey City, Newark, and Trenton (Mercer County).

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The New Jersey Housing Crisis in a COVID Era: Mapping Strategic Processes

References
¹ U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, Week 42, (February 2022)