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Welfare Hotels: Uses, Costs, and Alternatives

HRD-89-26BR Published: Jan 31, 1989. Publicly Released: Mar 06, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the use of so-called welfare hotels as emergency and temporary housing for needy families.

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Federal aid for housingFederal aid to localitiesstate relationsFraudHomelessnessHotels and motelsHousing programsLow income housingProposed legislationFederal funding