Saturday, May 28, 2016

NBC 10 I-Team: Affordable housing 'out of reach'

By EMILY VOLZ, NBC 10 NEWS |Monday, May 16th 2016

The "Out of Reach" report released... by the National Low Income Housing Coalition highlights just how many local families are struggling to pay rent.

Rhode Island boasts some of the highest housing costs in the country, and in Massachusetts it's even worse.

The average Rhode Islander, making minimum wage, would need to work 79 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom apartment. That's two full-time jobs.

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