Pushing the Boundaries: Searching for Housing in the Most Segregated Metropolis in America

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Rosenblatt ◽  
Jennifer E. Cossyleon
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
Housing Instability ◽  
Housing Choice ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
Milwaukee County ◽  
Housing Choice Voucher Program ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
Policy Incentives ◽  
Depth Interviews

The Housing Choice Voucher Program struggles to assist families in accessing low–poverty neighborhoods. This paper explores a newly introduced incentive in the voucher program in Milwaukee County that could expand its potential to improve locational outcomes by providing security deposit assistance to households who move to a suburban jurisdiction. Using in–depth interviews we examine the different ways voucher users responded to the program and how it interacted with their life experiences and search strategies. Our interviews highlight the role of housing instability and discrimination, as well as the role of informal search assistance and the appeals voucher users make to persuade landlords to rent to them. Our study speaks to the limits of “nudge”–like policy incentives and emphasizes how choices about moving are influenced not only by incentives but also by a stratified housing market. We conclude with policy suggestions based on our findings that could make suburban searches more promising for voucher holders.

scholarly journals Source of Income Discrimination and Fair Housing Policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Rosie Tighe ◽  
Megan E. Hatch ◽  
Joseph Mead
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Housing Choice ◽  
Fair Housing ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
The Social ◽  
Housing Choice Voucher Program ◽  
Local Law ◽  
Do So

The housing choice voucher program was designed with two main goals in mind: to eliminate concentrations of poverty and the social problems it causes and to provide poor households with greater access to higher-opportunity neighborhoods. However, research suggests that voucher holders would like to move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods, but often are unable to do so. One of the most prominent reasons for this is that, in most cities and states, local law allows landlords to discriminate against potential tenants on the grounds of their “source of income” (SOI). This article reviews the literature on discrimination of voucher recipients and the potential for SOI antidiscrimination laws to mitigate some of these negative outcomes.

Fostering Ecocultural Resources, Identity, and Tourism in Inland Territories (Galicia, NW Spain)

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Elena De Uña-Álvarez ◽  
Montserrat Villarino-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Nw Spain ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Territorial Identity ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
Depth Interviews

Inland territories hold a great diversity of ecocultural resources, increasingly constituted in tourist products for local development. Their role in improving the socioeconomic conditions and wellness of local communities, as well as in promoting tourism and sustainability, depends on the involvement of public and private actors. The relationships and the collaboration of local actors are essential in that regard. The study of aforementioned processes takes place in the inland territory of Galicia (NW Spain). The methodology of research relied on in-depth interviews. Due to the key role of the local actors, the interviews focused on their professional and life experiences. The analysis of the answers establishes the definition and the appraisal of the main resources, attached to territorial identity, and highlights the engagement and involvement of the actors in the territorial dynamics that foster the promotion of the ecocultural resources for tourism.

Taking Stock: What Drives Landlord Participation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 979-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip M. E. Garboden ◽  
Eva Rosen ◽  
Stefanie DeLuca ◽  
Kathryn Edin
Keyword(s):  
Housing Choice ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
Housing Choice Voucher Program

scholarly journals From the City to the Suburbs: Characteristics of Suburban Neighborhoods Where Chicago Housing Choice Voucher Households Relocated

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne M. Holloway
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
Housing Choice ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Housing Subsidy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
Suburban Communities ◽  
Housing Choice Voucher Program ◽  
The City

The Housing Choice Voucher program (HCV) is a federally supported demand-side housing subsidy. According to HCV, eligible households are encouraged to secure affordable housing in favorable neighborhoods, including suburban neighborhoods. To what extent, however, is the supply of affordable rental housing located in suburban communities that offer favorable amenities meeting the increased demand? Using the Geography of Opportunity as a framework, this study examines the mobility results of traditional HCV households who moved from the city of Chicago to surrounding suburban neighborhoods to reveal characteristics of destination communities. Findings indicate that HCV households tend to move into suburban renter neighborhoods that have high poor, African American, and female-headed household populations. Policy makers are encouraged to consider findings to improve life outcomes of suburban HCV program participants.

Can They Afford the Rent? Resident Cost Burden in Low Income Housing Tax Credit Developments

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 775-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne R. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Cost Burden ◽  
Housing Choice ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
Housing Choice Voucher Program ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Low Income Housing

Although the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is the primary vehicle through which subsidized rental housing is developed in the United States, we know little about whether residents in LIHTC units can actually afford their rent. This article examines affordability as defined by the cost burden measure for nearly 38,000 Florida LIHTC households. Results indicate that the majority of LIHTC residents are cost burdened, and a smaller proportion are severely cost burdened. Results are presented based on race, ethnicity, and income, with separate analyses for LIHTC tenants who do not participate in the Housing Choice Voucher program and those who do. Findings indicate that Whites typically do not fare better than minorities in terms of cost burden in LIHTC developments. Further, participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program does not necessarily prevent cost burden. LIHTC residents with household incomes between 50% and 60% of area median fare best in avoiding cost burden.

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