Housing Assistance

List of Housing Resarch Repository articles that focus on Housing Assistance: vouchers, subsidies, public housing and other public assistance.

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Housing Assistance Resources

Low-Income Renters Receive Far Fewer Federal Supports Than Homeowners

By Raquel Harati, NLIHC Research Analyst A report by the Urban Institute titled, “How Does the Federal Government Support Housing?”, demonstrates how federal government support to higher-income homeowners through tax breaks like the mortgage interest deduction (MID), the capital gains…

Research Provides Considerations for Direct Rental Assistance Program Design

By Mackenzie Pish, NLIHC Research Analyst A recent report, “Direct Rental Assistance and Landlords: Considerations for Program and Pilot Design,” examines how landlords might respond to direct rental assistance (DRA) that provides cash payments directly to tenants to help them afford housing.…