Housing subsidies are one of the fastest ways to get a homeless person off the street or to prevent someone from becoming homeless in the first place.

According to a new study, the Las Vegas metropolitan area’s share of voucher recipients with children living in low-poverty neighborhoods, one-third, is greater than the share of voucher-affordable rentals located in those same neighborhoods, one-fourth.

For years, Dallas has poured millions of federal dollars into affordable housing, to little effect. But in May, the City Council unanimously passed a new comprehensive housing policy, a first for the city.

Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.

Agency walks line of potential conflicts in seeking more private money