One in Five U.S. Renters Missed a Full, On-Time Payment Last Year

NPR reports on new research that puts the share at one in five: that's how many renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time. The more interesting part is the direction of travel. The research finds that affordability challenges are spreading into higher income brackets, not just the households long treated as the face of rent burden. The squeeze is moving up the income scale while it persists at the bottom.