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 Identifies Barriers to Housing Choice and Mobility for Voucher Holders

A paper published in Housing Policy Debate by Erin Graves of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston titled “Rooms for Improvement: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program” reviews findings from twenty qualitative studies of the HCV program published between 2000 and 2014…

Study Finds Affordable Housing Reduces Health Care Costs

A study conducted by the Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) and sponsored by Enterprise Community Partners found affordable housing reduced overall health care expenditures by 12% for Medicaid recipients. Researchers attribute these savings to more cost-efficient use of health…

Millions of Families on Voucher and Public Housing Waiting Lists

A report by the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) titled Housing Agency Waiting Lists and the Demand for Housing Assistance estimates there are approximately 1.6 million families on Public Housing waiting lists and more than 2.8 million families on Housing Choice Voucher (…

NHC Reviews State of Research on Housing and Healthcare Costs

A new literature review by Lisa Sturtevant and Janet Viveiros of the National Housing Conference (NHC), How Investing in Housing Can Save on Health Care, examines the current state of research on the relationship between housing and healthcare costs. Most studies included in the review suggested…