New Reports and Data from PD&R

Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: Final Report

In 2017, HUD awarded $33 million to 10 Continuums of Care (CoCs) in Round 1 of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to develop and implement coordinated community approaches to preventing and ending homelessness of youth ages 14-24. Researchers conducted a 4-year longitudinal, cross-site implementation evaluation that compared outcomes for the 10 YHDP CoC selected sites to outcomes of three non-YHDP comparison CoCs. The study seeks to understand three key areas: 1) the baseline status of the systems in place within each selected community that served targeted youth; 2) the changes to systems that improved access to housing and services for targeted youth over time; and 3) changes to how many youth were reached by local systems and their demographic composition. Through qualitative interviews with local stakeholders and youth serving on Youth Action Boards, focus groups with youth experiencing homelessness, two waves of national CoC surveys, and analysis of Homelessness Management Information Systems data, the study found that the 10 YHDP sites studied were more intentionally designed to serve youth, increased coordination among community partners, and expanded youth-specific services when compared to the three non-YHDP sites.

An Exploratory Study of Factory-Built Homes and Their Implications for Affordability: Final Report

Factory-built homes are produced in a climate-controlled factory, mostly using standardized, repeatable designs, and then assembled on-site. This study examines current trends in the factory-built housing industry, with primary emphasis on modular homes, to understand manufacturing and construction processes, the development of innovative building materials, consumer education, and affordable housing finance. A literature review, engagement with industry experts, and manufacturer case studies show that factory-built housing offers enhanced opportunities for affordable homeownership. The report offers market-driven and policy-specific recommendations for the industry and federal policymakers regarding the affordability potential of factory-built housing, the ongoing challenge of transportation costs, the need for educating market participants, and the need for continuing research on benefits and risks as well as production efficiencies including automation and robotics.

Evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) - Early Findings on Choice Mobility Implementation

The Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), authorized by Congress in 2012, allows public housing agencies (PHAs) to convert their public housing properties to either Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) or to Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Section 8 contracts to help address properties’ short-term capital needs and preserve their long-term viability. RAD residents have a right called choice mobility, which allows them to request tenant-based rental assistance after living on the RAD property for a minimum period. This report assesses the implementation and usage of choice mobility through interviews with a small number of PHAs, property owners, and residents. The report is part of a larger evaluation of RAD that will assess the implementation and impact of choice mobility, the long-term preservation and financial viability of converted properties, the adequacy of asset management for RAD conversions, and PHA organizational change. PHAs reported a low number of choice mobility requests and usage and attributed it to the quality of the newly renovated properties and tight rental markets. Residents also cited the quality of their current RAD units, housing market challenges, and mobility limitations as disincentives to moving.

The Housing and Children's Healthy Development Study: HUD Baseline Report

Housing and Children’s Healthy Development (HCHD) is a longitudinal study of families with children aged 3 to 10 years of age at the study’s inception that tests the impact of offering the families rental assistance through HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher program on their housing choices, housing and neighborhood quality, and children’s development. The study examines the effect of being offered a housing choice voucher on parents’ housing choices and children’s development. It includes a voucher sample of 895 households (1,231 children) randomly selected to receive or not receive the offer of a housing choice voucher in Cleveland, Ohio, and Dallas, Texas. It also includes a sample of 894 (1,194 children) households from the general population of families with children from a range of income levels. The Baseline Report describes the research questions, the contribution of the research, and methods, including sites, sampling, and data collection.

Using HUD Administrative Data to Estimate Success Rates and Search Durations for New Voucher Recipients

This report examines whether voucher success rates — that is, the rate at which households that receive a housing choice voucher successfully find and lease units in the private market — can be calculated using HUD administrative data. Previous studies of voucher success rates have required costly data collection directly from public housing agencies (PHAs). Conducting the analysis using existing HUD data would enable more frequent monitoring of this important metric. The methods presented in this report require further validation, but are promising. The authors estimate that nearly two-thirds of non-Moving to Work PHAs had data of sufficient quality to calculate a voucher success rate, and in 2019, those PHAs had a 61 percent success rate.

State Of The Cities Data Systems: Building Permits February 2023

FY 2023 Annual Adjustment Factors

Picture of Subsidized Households: 2022 Data

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