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Title: Boosting the Portability of Housing Vouchers

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Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: Portable housing vouchers can help low-income families move to lower-poverty neighborhoods.However, jurisdictional boundaries between housing authorities (HAs) may decrease the effectiveportability of vouchers. Such boundaries create funding disincentives for HAs to help their clientsmove to other jurisdictions. They also add a burden for landlords, who, as a result, may be less inclinedto rent to voucher recipients. Two approaches for addressing the problems posed by jurisdictionalboundaries are meta-level HAs and increased cooperation between regional HAs. UsingIntegrated Public Use Microdata Series Current Population Survey (IPUMS CPS) data, this paperpresents a preliminary analysis of the effects of these approaches on voucher portability and povertydeconcentration. The analysis reveals mixed results, with some showing significant promise. Akron,OH, Portland, OR, and Jacksonville, FL are potential success stories from which there is still muchto learn.

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Authors: Ma, Fontane

Periodical (Full): PolicyMatters

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Volume: Spring

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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Poverty and Welfare

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