Rhode Island's housing crisis is at a breaking point. How did we get here? Patrick Anderson, Providence Journal. Updated Sun, February 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM UTC. 16 min read.

Rhode Island remains at the bottom in housing production when population is factored in. The 1,374 units approved last year are 125 for every 100,000 residents.

A nationwide coalition of organizations serving domestic violence survivors and unhoused people — including six based in ...

Rhode Island’s housing crisis is as urgent today as it was five years ago, especially with news released earlier this month which show that Rhode Island ranks nearly dead last in the United ...

(WJAR) — From multiple resignations to the homelessness crisis, the Rhode Island Department of Housing has been the subject of criticism since it was created three years ago. The new Secretary ...

In an effort to address Rhode Island’s housing crisis, Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Warwick) announced a 14-bill package that includes legislation to eliminate rental application ...

Rhode Island has far fewer full-time employees focused on housing and homelessness than peer states. Homelessness grew in Rhode Island by nearly 50 percent from 2020 to 2022.

“Rhode Island was already in a housing crisis before COVID,” Fox said. “Now it’s gotten worse.” As for the new rental-assistance program, Fox said it will likely help some families, ...

Amid supply constraints and surging demand, home prices have climbed rapidly in recent years. According to data from ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With homelessness in Rhode Island at record highs, advocates are making persistent calls for urgent solutions to the growing crisis. Experts detailed the severity of ...

Activists and state legislators are considering supportive housing — which combines affordable housing with wraparound social services — as a means of addressing Rhode Island’s homelessness crisis and ...

We crunched numbers and traced the history of housing in Rhode Island to lay out how we got to this point. Rhode Island's housing crisis is at a breaking point. How did we get here?