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A new paper released in September 2010 by the Urban Institute reviews the efficacy of housing mobility assistance programs that assist people in overcoming barriers to using housing choice vouchers, particularly in low poverty neighborhoods. Such programs provide enhanced support and counseling…
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have released a comprehensive overview of the research conducted on Chicago’s Plan for Transformation (Plan), an initiative to restructure the city’s public housing system. Because of the huge scope of the Plan, much research has been done on…
A new report by the Brookings Institution, released on March 9, studies the link between decennial census data and the distribution of federal funds throughout the nation, and finds that states and localities have much to gain from encouraging Census participation.
The report, Counting for…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on February 16 that highlights the extent to which 2005 disaster programs funded by federal dollars disproportionately favored homeowner assistance over rental repair and broad funding delays contributed to the slow pace of recovery.…