As the housing market in South Florida boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of housing and the gap in renters’ wages increased with it. 

That means if someone works a minimum-wage job in Florida, they have to work 93 hours a week to afford the average one-bedroom rental home at fair market rent, according to the National Income Housing Coalition.

Matthew Rieger president and CEO of Housing Trust Group (HTG). Courtesy photo Matthew Rieger president and CEO of Housing Trust Group (HTG). Courtesy photo

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