Involving Families in Public Policy Innovation to Reduce Cost-Driven Moves

Cost-burdened households have fewer resources for other critical needs, such as food, transportation, and childcare.2 According to the US Cen- sus Bureau, the number of renter-occupied households considered cost-burdened increased from 46.3% in 2019 to 49.0% in 2021.3 That means that just under one- half of all renter-occupied units in the United States were cost-burdened in 2021. [...] The mental labor of tracking details of appoint- CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES: Dr Ettinger de Cuba offered feedback on the study for which the ments, paperwork, and recertifications to stay connected to SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid commentary is written and was acknowledged in the while caring for young children could become formidable. [...] The authors also rightly point out that the relationship couldwork in the reverse: loss COMPANION PAPER: A companion to this article can be of benefits leading to housing destabilization. [...] gible forWIC, also has the potential to lead to adverse consequences, inwhich the loss of one benefit could require requalifying for another.8 In the context of the coronavirus dis- To cite: Ettinger de Cuba S, Coleman SM. [...] Share of income needed to pay ministrative burdens and creating common applications and rent increased the most for low-income households from 2019 to processes for public benefits.