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U.S. Supreme Court ends the federal COVID-19 eviction moratorium

Dated 26 August 2021: U.S. Supreme Court ends the federal COVID-19 eviction moratorium. In the causal graph this event weakens Housing Affordability, a driver that weakens Housing affordability — a worsening welfare path.

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What changed

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    1. FactU.S. Supreme Court ends the federal COVID-19 eviction moratorium
    2. weakensDriverHousing Affordability
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Housing affordability
    Worsening path

    provisional weight · verified

    • Weakens · 83% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      80.1% of household gross adjusted disposable income · 2.79 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 79% of household gross adjusted disposable income to 80.1% of household gross adjusted disposable income.

      Above normal = worse

    • Weakens · 79% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      16.6% of population · 5.51 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 17.4% of population to 16.6% of population.

      Above normal = worse

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. FactU.S. Supreme Court ends the federal COVID-19 eviction moratorium
  2. weakensDriverHousing Affordability
  3. weakensIndicatorHousing affordability

Cite this page

Factrail. (2026). U.S. Supreme Court ends the federal COVID-19 eviction moratorium. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/supreme-court-ends-federal-covid-eviction-moratorium-2021

https://factrail.ai/facts/supreme-court-ends-federal-covid-eviction-moratorium-2021

Accessed 15 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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