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

Study Supports Use of Small Area Fair Market Rents

A study by Matthew Palm, “Scale in Housing Policy: A Case Study of the Potential of Small Area Fair Market Rents,” published in Cityscape investigates the effects of Small Area Fair Market Rents (FMRs) on the share of for-rent listings affordable for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders in five…

HUD Releases New Data on Whom LIHTC Program Serves

HUD released Understanding Whom the LIHTC Program Serves: Data on Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2015. The report provides information on the income, race, disability status, and household composition of tenants living in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)-assisted housing. Of the…

Housing Assistance May Provide Health Benefits

A recent study by Deirdre Pfeiffer, “Rental Housing Assistance and Health: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation,” published in Housing Policy Debate reports that low income households that moved to public housing during the previous year were more likely to report an…