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No Reliable Data to Support Key Housing Number

02/15/2023 10:27 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

How many of Santa Monica's nearly 27,500 rent control households pay more than 50 percent of their income in rent, making them "severely rent-burdened"?

Although the number is used to approve City policies, establish financial support programs and pass tax measures, the answer ranges wildly:

From less than 500 (the number who qualify for rent relief under a new City program) to more than 6,000 (the number used to support former mayor Sue Himmelrich's transfer tax hike) to more than 10,000 (the number the City uses to approve policies).

Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2023/February-2023/02_14_2023_No_Reliable_Data_to_Support_Key_Housing_Number.html

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