The long-term effects of housing assistance on work and welfare

Sandra Newman, C. Scott Holupka and Joseph Harkness
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Sandra Newman: Johns Hopkins University, Postal: Johns Hopkins University
C. Scott Holupka: Johns Hopkins University, Postal: Johns Hopkins University
Joseph Harkness: Baltimore City Public School System, Postal: Baltimore City Public School System

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2009, vol. 28, issue 1, 81-101

Abstract: This paper examines the long-term effect of project-based housing assistance-public housing and private assisted housing-on work, earnings, and welfare receipt. We use the Panel Study of Income Dynamics-Assisted Housing Database to identify women ever living in project-based assisted housing and to create comparison groups using propensity scores. Analyses show no evidence that moving into this type of assisted housing is associated with sustained reductions in employment rates, work hours, or earnings. Although welfare rates decline, they remain higher for assisted housing recipients compared with nonrecipients. Overall, these findings align with those of recent experimental and nonexperimental studies that include other forms of housing assistance and cover different time periods. © 2009 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1002/pam.20403

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