The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. An important vehicle for presenting the Administration’s domestic and international economic policies, it provides an overview of the nation's economic progress with text and extensive data appendices.
Read MoreThis PAHRC research spotlight explores how housing agency waiting lists do and do not reflect the demand for housing assistance, since many waiting lists are closed and only capture families that decide to apply for assistance.
Read MoreThis study directly explores the link between affordable housing and health care through the lens of several national health reform metrics: better connection to primary care, fewer emergency department visits, improved access to and quality of care, and lower costs.
Read MoreA report by David Cooper of the Economic Policy Institute, titled Balancing Paychecks and Public Assistance: How Higher Wages Would Strengthen What Government Can Do, finds that raising the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020 would reduce public assistance expenditures by $17 billion annually. The author suggests these savings could be used to strengthen the existing safety net of housing and other assistance programs.
Read MoreThis report from the Family Housing Fund catalogs the myriad impacts homelessness has on children. The author focuses first on how homelessness affects different age groups: prenatal, infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children.
Read MoreThis study explores how households in the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) demonstration fared after leaving housing assistance.
Read MoreThis research article different approaches to improving healthcare while lowering costs for vulnerable individuals. One of the primary solutions proposed is supportive housing.
Read MoreThis PowerPoint presentation summarizes findings from the National Housing and HIV/AIDS Summit, a series of conference put on by the National AIDS Housing Coalition. It offers a wealth of information on the cost and health benefits of housing for people with HIV/AIDS.
Read MoreThis PowerPoint presentation, produced by Nancy Bernstine of the National AIDS Housing Coalition, reviews a range of research on the cost savings associated with HIV/AIDS housing.
Read MoreThis comprehensive report explores homelessness trends in America from 2009 to 2011. It finds a 1% drop in overall homeless and a 3% drop in chronic homelessness during this time period.
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