Cash aid isn’t a solution for homelessness.
An experiment in giving homeless people $750 didn’t move the needle. To reduce homelessness, payments likely need to be larger, last longer—or both—and come close to covering a full month’s rent locally, explains a professor of social and health policy.
https://theconversation.com/getting-750-a-month-didnt-end-homelessness-but-our-study-shows-it-still-improved-the-lives-of-homeless-people-278141
An experiment in giving homeless people $750 didn’t move the needle. To reduce homelessness, payments likely need to be larger, last longer—or both—and come close to covering a full month’s rent locally, explains a professor of social and health policy.
https://theconversation.com/getting-750-a-month-didnt-end-homelessness-but-our-study-shows-it-still-improved-the-lives-of-homeless-people-278141
