This document highlights the impact of the housing crisis and the increasing rent burden for extremely low-income (ELI) households in the United States. It discusses community-controlled housing models, including successful case studies of the community land trust (CLT) model. The document also outlines the three stages of housing development and concludes with policy recommendations for increasing affordable housing and housing security for ELI households.
Topics include: housing crisis, extremely low-income households, community-controlled housing, community Land trust model, housing development stages, public policy recommendations, US