Can housing mobility programs help lift people out of poverty?

Most low-income residents in Chicago who use housing vouchers to subsidize their rent live in high-poverty communities.

That’s because there’s not enough affordable housing in low-poverty neighborhoods. And some landlords discriminate against renters using vouchers despite it being against the law.

There is one tool that has helped thousands of people successfully move to higher-income neighborhoods and suburbs. They’re known as housing mobility programs.

WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang takes a look.

HOST: LANE