Knowra Housing insecurity Housing insecurity Housing insecurity is uncertainty or instability in access to safe, adequate, and affordable housing. It includes risks ranging from unaffordable costs and poor conditions to eviction and homelessness.
Housing affordability : The relationship between housing costs and household resources, often assessed by the share of income spent on housing. High rent or mortgage costs can leave too little income for other necessities and make housing precarious.
Housing adequacy : The degree to which a dwelling meets basic standards for safety, space, sanitation, and habitability. A home can be affordable yet still fail to provide safe, adequate conditions.
Housing assistance : Public or charitable support that helps households obtain or retain housing or meet housing costs. Assistance can reduce the financial pressures that threaten housing stability.
Housing instability and health : The relationship between insecure housing conditions and physical or mental health outcomes. Uncertainty, poor conditions, and displacement can undermine health and access to care.
Eviction : The legal process through which a landlord seeks to remove a tenant from a rental property. Eviction is a direct route from housing instability to displacement.
Housing tenure : The legal and practical arrangement under which a person occupies a dwelling, such as renting or owning. Tenure shapes both a household’s control over its home and its exposure to displacement.
Housing voucher : A subsidy that helps an eligible household rent housing in the private market. Vouchers can lower rent burdens while allowing households to choose among available homes.
Residential segregation : The spatial separation of social groups across residential areas, often shaped by policy and discrimination. Unequal access to stable housing can reinforce separation and concentrated disadvantage.
Rent burden : The share of household income spent on rent and, in some measures, utilities. A high rent burden leaves households vulnerable to missed payments and forced moves.
Residential mobility : Movement by individuals or households between residential locations over time. Frequent moves can signal instability, especially when they are involuntary.
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