The hourly rate you need to afford a two-bedroom apartment in every state

[Brownshoe]

(06-08-2016, 04:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Government assistance is based on income.  As the renters income goes up the government assistance goes down.  The landlord sees no difference in income.  If the landlord raise the rent then the renters can not afford it because their government assistance has gone down.

Yes, once the new minimum wage increases the poverty line then the government will have to assist them with housing.