The relationship between government assistance and housing outcomes among extremely low-income individuals: a
qualitative inquiry in Los Angeles
The relationship between government assistance and housing outcomes among extremely low-income individuals: a
qualitative inquiry in Los Angeles
This paper illustrates the relationship between government assistance (housing subsidies and/or welfare payments) and housing outcomes, using qualitative methods and a sample of 25 extremely low-income, homeless women at an emergency shelter in Central Los Angeles. The paper seeks to illustrate three specific patterns (identified within the larger literature) to this complex and multifaceted relationship: (1) that the presence of housing subsidies promotes the most positive outcomes overall, such as stability and independence; (2) that, in the absence of housing subsidies, the predictability and amount of welfare become critical in promoting positive housing outcomes; and (3) housing outcomes are least positive for those lacking both housing subsidies and welfare payments. Results largely conformed to these expectations, although less so for the last pattern.
government assistance, welfare payments, housing subsidies, housing outcomes, extremely low-income individuals
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DeVerteuil, Geoffrey
22636102-b1c3-47fc-936a-f370dd6d5856
May 2005
DeVerteuil, Geoffrey
22636102-b1c3-47fc-936a-f370dd6d5856
DeVerteuil, Geoffrey
(2005)
The relationship between government assistance and housing outcomes among extremely low-income individuals: a
qualitative inquiry in Los Angeles.
Housing Studies, 20 (3), .
(doi:10.1080/02673030500062350).
Abstract
This paper illustrates the relationship between government assistance (housing subsidies and/or welfare payments) and housing outcomes, using qualitative methods and a sample of 25 extremely low-income, homeless women at an emergency shelter in Central Los Angeles. The paper seeks to illustrate three specific patterns (identified within the larger literature) to this complex and multifaceted relationship: (1) that the presence of housing subsidies promotes the most positive outcomes overall, such as stability and independence; (2) that, in the absence of housing subsidies, the predictability and amount of welfare become critical in promoting positive housing outcomes; and (3) housing outcomes are least positive for those lacking both housing subsidies and welfare payments. Results largely conformed to these expectations, although less so for the last pattern.
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Published date: May 2005
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government assistance, welfare payments, housing subsidies, housing outcomes, extremely low-income individuals
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46651
ISSN: 0267-3037
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