Housing allowances and housing improvement : early findings

James L. McDowell

Published 1979

Preliminary analysis of repairs and improvements made by homeowners, tenants, and landlords in HUD's experimental housing allowance program. Two-thirds of those whose dwellings are inadequate by program standards repair them; after being accepted as program clients, more than half the enrollees voluntarily make repairs that extend the life of their dwellings or simply make them better places to live. Most repairs are inexpensive, largely because the program involves the occupants in maintaining and improving their housing. The program thus demonstrates that low-income households can remedy housing defects if given the means and the motivation to do so.

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McDowell, James L., Housing allowances and housing improvement : early findings. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1979. https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1198.html.
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