Link to the full Policy Brief The potential poverty-concentrating effect of increasing the project-based voucher cap Philip Tegeler and Nineveh O’Connell This policy brief addresses recent proposals to increase the percentage of Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) that can be “project-based” (attached to specific properties). Our concern, based on the most recently available HUD … [Read more...] about TBV-PBV Concentration (April, 2025)
Housing Mobility & Health Policy Briefs
Advocates’ Guide To Mandatory Implementation Of SAFMRS
Link to original document pdf What are Small Area Fair Market Rents? Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) calculation of fair market rents by zip code. Traditionally, HUD set one fair market rent (FMR) for a large geographic region, resulting in a subsidy level that often does not match local rents. HUD's use of … [Read more...] about Advocates’ Guide To Mandatory Implementation Of SAFMRS
Advocates’ Guide To Voluntary Adoption Of Small Area FMRS (February 2024)
Link to the original pdf document What are Small Area Fair Market Rents? Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) calculation of fair market rents for zip codes. Normally, HUD sets one fair market rent (FMR) for a large geographic region, resulting in a subsidy level that often does not match local rents. HUD's use of … [Read more...] about Advocates’ Guide To Voluntary Adoption Of Small Area FMRS (February 2024)
Final report and recommendations from the 2023 source of income discrimination research convening (July 2023)
Link to the full report from PRRAC, the NYU Furman Center and the Urban Institute. This memo summarizes the discussion and research questions that emerged from a spring 2023 convening to explore future directions for research related to discrimination against Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders. Approximately fifty experts participated in the one-day event, representing … [Read more...] about Final report and recommendations from the 2023 source of income discrimination research convening (July 2023)
Public Policies To Address Residential Segregation And Improve Health
Health Affairs Health Policy Brief April 27, 2023 Justin Steil and Michael Lens KEY POINTS: One of the key pathways through which housing affects health is residential segregation by income and race. Several housing policies attempt to address residential segregation. These policies tend to intervene either at the person level or at the place level, or to combine … [Read more...] about Public Policies To Address Residential Segregation And Improve Health
