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STUDY FINDS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERREPORTED Publication Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
Brief:Thirty-five years after the nation's fair housing laws were enacted, a new study says fewer than 1 percent of housing discrimination cases are reported. The study published yesterday by the National Fair Housing Alliance -- 100 private, nonprofit fair-housing organizations, state and local civil rights groups and individuals from 37 states -- reported that while surveys suggest 3 million incidents of discrimination occur each year, only 25,000 formal complaints are lodged. The federal government has stopped encouraging complaints or enforcing anti-discrimination laws, instead relying on public education efforts, the group says. The Department of Housing and Urban Development used to spend $25 million a year on enforcement but next year is seeking only $12 million.
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