The Effects of Rental Assistance Programs on Neighborhood Outcomes for U.S. Children: Nationwide Evidence by Program and Race/Ethnicity

Project-based housing programs and tenant-based housing programs (vouchers) may have differential effects on neighborhood outcomes for residents. Theoretically, vouchers should enhance access to low-poverty neighborhoods for low-income families thereby promoting economic mobility for children, thoug...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urban affairs review (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) Jg. 59; H. 3; S. 832 - 865
Hauptverfasser: Fenelon, Andrew, Slopen, Natalie, Newman, Sandra J.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2023
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Schlagworte:
Attainment
Black white differences
Child poverty
Children
Ethnic differences
Ethnic neighborhoods
Ethnicity
Families & family life
Housing
Low income groups
Minority & ethnic groups
Mobility
Neighborhoods
Polls & surveys
Poverty
Quasi-experimental methods
Race
Racial differences
Residents
Socioeconomic status
Vouchers
disadvantage
united states
neighborhoods
vouchers
housing policy
ISSN:1078-0874, 1552-8332
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Zusammenfassung:Project-based housing programs and tenant-based housing programs (vouchers) may have differential effects on neighborhood outcomes for residents. Theoretically, vouchers should enhance access to low-poverty neighborhoods for low-income families thereby promoting economic mobility for children, though vouchers’ success may vary by race and ethnicity. Drawing on a national survey-administrative data linkage and a quasi-experimental approach, we examine the impact of project-based housing and vouchers on an index of socioeconomic neighborhood disadvantage among children. We find that living in project-based housing leads to greater exposure to neighborhood disadvantage while receiving vouchers leads to reduced exposure. Reductions in neighborhood disadvantage for children receiving vouchers are found only for non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latino children. For non-White families, vouchers are associated with a reduced likelihood of living in high-poverty neighborhoods and increased likelihood of living in low-poverty neighborhoods, presenting an opportunity to narrow racial and ethnic differences in children's neighborhood attainment.
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ISSN:1078-0874
1552-8332
DOI:10.1177/10780874221098376