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Strategies for Improving Homeless People's Access to Mainstream Benefits and Services
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been funding transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and related supportive services projects for homeless people since 1988, under the authority granted by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 and its subsequent modifications.Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been funding transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and related supportive services projects for homeless people since 1988, under the authority granted by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 and its subsequent modifications. When HUD began funding these projects under its Supportive Housing Program (SHP) as competitive grants, and later (starting in 1996) through the Continuum of Care (CoC) process, it gave applicants discretion to use HUD homeless funds for whatever mix of eligible activities they preferred. As a result, by 2000, nearly 60 percent of HUD homeless funds were being used by communities for services such as daycare and drug treatment, while the remaining funds were used for housing.read more
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Effectiveness of permanent supportive housing and income assistance interventions for homeless individuals in high-income countries: a systematic review.
Tim Aubry,Gary Bloch,Vanessa Brcic,Ammar Saad,Olivia Magwood,Tasnim Abdalla,Qasem Alkhateeb,Edward Xie,Christine Mathew,Terry Hannigan,Chris Costello,Kednapa Thavorn,Kednapa Thavorn,Vicky Stergiopoulos,Peter Tugwell,Kevin Pottie +15 more
TL;DR: Permanent supportive housing and income assistance interventions were effective in reducing homelessness and achieving housing stability and long-term effects on physical and mental health, substance use, and quality of life outcomes were unclear.
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Helping adults who are homeless gain disability benefits: the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) program
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Identifying variability in permanent supportive housing: A comparative effectiveness approach to measuring health outcomes.
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TL;DR: Results showed advantages and disadvantages of each of the 6 basic types of supportive housing, and comparative effectiveness research may help identify which program components lead to better health outcomes among different subpopulations of homeless.
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