Housing Vouchers for the Poor: Abstract

Housing Vouchers for the Poor: Abstract

Can the nation's social programs survive the push toward leaner appropriations, a greater use of the market, and a narrower definition of the needy? A program to provide housing assistance for the poor is proposed that fills all these requirements. Housing vouchers are found to be cheaper than...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of policy analysis and management 1982-01, Vol.1 (2), p.196
Hauptverfasser: Khadduri, Jill, Struyk, Raymond J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Affordable housing
Consumption
Experiments
Households
Low income groups
Public housing
Rentals
Subsidies
Vouchers
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Zusammenfassung:Can the nation's social programs survive the push toward leaner appropriations, a greater use of the market, and a narrower definition of the needy? A program to provide housing assistance for the poor is proposed that fills all these requirements. Housing vouchers are found to be cheaper than other housing programs and more satisfactory for participants. Moreover, the political climate augers well for the new approach.
ISSN:0276-8739
1520-6688