Evaluation of Alternative Housing Programs,

Abstract

This paper evaluates six housing programs: two supply-subsidy programs (cost reduction and public housing), two recent-regulation programs (Section 8 existing, housing assistance and rent control), and two demand-subsidy programs (housing allowances and unrestricted cash grants). It compares the ability of those programs to (a) improve housing in general, (b) reduce poverty, and (c) improve low-income housing in particular. Different programs do best on each objective. Giving money to housing (cost reduction) does best on the housing-improvement objective. Giving money to poor people (unrestricted cash grants) does best on the anti-poverty objective. Giving money to poor people and earmarking it for housing (housing allowances) does best on the low-income housing objective.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA145191

Entities

People

  • C. P. Rydell

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Consumers
  • Contrast
  • Corporations
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Efficiency
  • Elastic Properties
  • Families (Human)
  • Law
  • Literature Surveys
  • Production
  • Regulations
  • Standards
  • Targeting
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Economics
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