List of Housing Resarch Repository articles that focus on Housing Assistance: vouchers, subsidies, public housing and other public assistance.
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The Urban Institute released a research report, “Protecting Housing Choice Voucher Holders from Discrimination: Lessons from Oregon and Texas,” that includes two case studies detailing how the states implemented laws related to landlord discrimination against Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders.…
The Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) released a research brief, “COVID-19 and Rent Relief: Understanding the Landlord Side,” based on a survey of over 600 property owners in Philadelphia whose tenants applied for state or local COVID-19 rental assistance. The results indicate an increase in…
The Urban Institute, in partnership with the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), released a new legal dataset and accompanying report, “State and Local Voucher Protection Laws.” These resources detail laws enacted to prohibit landlord discrimination against Housing Choice Voucher (…
A survey of affordable senior housing providers conducted in early October by LeadingAge found that nearly 60% of respondents were aware of confirmed COVID-19 cases in their properties. Nearly 70% of affordable senior housing providers reported being financially strained due to the coronavirus…