Homelessness | Pathways to Work

Earnings

Project-Based Transitional Housing (PBTH) (as compared with Permanent Housing Subsidy [SUB]) had the largest effects on long-term annual earnings (an average of $2,594 per year). PBTH was a housing initiative that gave families temporary, subsidized housing and case management, with the goal of helping them obtain permanent housing. This evaluation directly compared PBTH with a separate intervention, SUB, to better understand which of the two interventions might be more effective; the distinctive feature of PBTH is that families received temporary subsidized housing.

Employment

Project-Based Transitional Housing (PBTH) (as compared with Permanent Housing Subsidy [SUB]) had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 2 percentage points). PBTH was a housing initiative that gave families temporary, subsidized housing and case management, with the goal of helping them obtain permanent housing. This evaluation directly compared PBTH with a separate intervention, SUB, to better understand which of the two interventions might be more effective; the distinctive feature of PBTH is that families received temporary subsidized housing.

Public benefit receipt

Permanent Housing Subsidy (SUB) (as compared with Project-Based Transitional Housing [PBTH]) had the largest effects on long-term benefit receipt (decreasing the amount of public benefits received by $41 per year). SUB aimed to provide housing stability for families as a means to improving their economic outcomes. This evaluation directly compared SUB with a separate intervention, PBTH, to better understand which of the two interventions might be more effective; the distinctive feature of SUB is that it provided permanent assistance with housing rental costs through state or local public housing agencies (PHAs).