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Report details how COVID-19 highlights housing insecurity
The practices have been specifically impacting people of color, women-led households and those in poverty before the pandemic. Author: WHAS11 Staff Updated: 6:32 PM EDT May 4, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Though a problem before last year, the COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on the growing issue of housing insecurity in Metro Louisville.
The eighth State of Metropolitan Housing Report, titled COVID-19 and the Struggle to Stay Safe at Home in Louisville, KY, details how COVID-19 has highlighted housing insecurity and racial or ethical disparities within the area.
The Metropolitan Housing Coalition released its findings on affordable housing in Metro Louisville and southern Indiana Tuesday, saying federal eviction bans did not help combat growing insecurity.
The coronavirus pandemic has underscored housing disparities between Black and white people in Louisville, with Black residents more likely to face financial hardships that put them behind on rent, according to a report from the Metropolitan Housing Coalition.
The nonprofit agency, made up of more than 300 members, released its latest State of Metropolitan Housing Report on Tuesday, breaking down the struggles residents faced as they attempted to stay healthy at home over the last year.
According to the report, Black residents were more likely than white residents to experience layoffs, job losses and pay cuts through the pandemic, leading them to more often miss rent and utility payments.