The pandemic has only made worse already-existing inequalities in housing in our state. And from who has access to affordable housing to the impending end of the eviction moratorium here, this year’s State of Our State conference held by ASU’s Morrison Institute of Public Policy tackled all of it.

In short, wages have just not kept pace with rising housing and utility costs here — and that’s made the pandemic worse for those at the bottom of the economic spectrum especially.

So what solutions do the experts in our state think could help solve the problem going forward? The Show spoke with Morrison Director Andrea Whitsett for answers to that question and more.

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