An Assessment of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Experimental Housing Allowance Program
CED-78-29
Published: Mar 08, 1978. Publicly Released: Mar 08, 1978.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) housing allowance program, a social experiment, has been operating for about 5 years. It consists of three related experiments--supply, demand, and administrative agency--to test the feasibility of providing direct cash assistance to low-income families so that they may obtain adequate housing.
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HousingHousing allowancesProgram evaluationProgram managementSite selectionUrban developmentLow-income familiesSocial experimentsHearingsInformation access