More Providers users are experiencing housing instability than ever before.

11.6%

of users are living in unstable housing;

the highest level we’ve recorded

Only

41.7%

of users paid July rent on time

17%

of users have received rental assistance since March 2020

Users of color are disproportionately affected.

• Black, Latinx, Native, and Asian Providers users were more likely to think they wouldn’t be able to stay in their current housing for the next 30 days.

• Black respondents were almost twice as likely as white respondents to have had their utilities shut off in the past 30 days: 12% Black respondents compared to 7% of white respondents

• Black respondents were also more likely to have been evicted by a court order: 1.2% of Black respondents compared to 0.5% of white respondents.

• Native American respondents were significantly more likely to have spent at least one night in a shelter in the past 30 days: 9% of Native respondents compared to 4% of white respondents.

• Latinx respondents were the least likely to have received rental assistance since March 2020: 9.0% of Latinx respondents compared to 13% of white respondents

The 84% of users receiving increased SNAP benefits are experiencing lower levels of food insecurity.

Those who received no additional SNAP benefits were more likely to:

• Have skipped meals

• Eaten less

• Relied on others for meals

• Not have most things they needed at home

• Spent $300+ on food beyond benefits

• Have $25 or less on hand

A quarter of eligible users have not heard of the Child Tax Credit

26%

of Providers users with children under 18 have not heard of the 
Child Tax Credit, which would provide $250-300 per month 
per child.*

Latinx respondents were significantly less likely to have heard of the Child Tax Credit or think they are eligible to receive it.

• 67% had heard of the Child Tax Credit 

  compared to 75% of white respondents.

• 51% thought they were eligible to receive it

  compared to 59% of white respondents.

What do you plan or hope to do with the first Child Tax Credit payment?

*The portion of eligible Providers users who have heard of the Child Tax Credit has fluctuated from 90 to 74%, depending on how the question is asked and timing of the survey. The trend of a majority knowing about the Credit but far fewer thinking they are eligible is consistent

Borrowing or using credit to cover expenses has increased to the highest levels since January.

Providers users with children were more likely to have borrowed or used credit in the last 30 days:

• 63% of respondents with children reported borrowing

  compared to 55% of respondents without children

Borrowing or using Credit in the past 30 days