How the design of housing vouchers can help those on low incomes to live in neighborhoods they prefer

Geyer, Judy (2018) How the design of housing vouchers can help those on low incomes to live in neighborhoods they prefer. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (18 Jan 2018). Website.

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For many in the US, the rent is still too high - more than a quarter of US renters pay more than half of their income on housing, and ten percent of this group receives government housing subsidies. In new research, Judy Geyer examines how housing vouchers influence where people choose to live. She finds that when the maximum allowable voucher amount can vary by neighborhood, rather than being capped for an entire city or town, then recipients are more likely to choose to live in neighborhoods with lower crime rates and better schools.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2018 13:44
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 13:31
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/88529

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