'It Is Very Dark' Low-Income Housing Shortage Of 7 Million Units Expected To Worsen With Federal Cuts

As federal budget cuts loom, a prominent affordable housing group is warning that the already severe shortage of units for low-income renters could worsen.  Of the almost 11 million U.S. renters that are considered extremely low-income across the U.S., there is a shortage of 7.1 million available affordable rental homes for them, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual The Gap Report, released Thursday.