Does investing in public housing keep people healthier?
New research explores this question, which appears timely, especially as the Trump administration proposes to cut $7.4 billion — about 15 percent — from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget, and HUD Secretary Ben Carson argues that too much government assistance fosters dependency and perpetuates cycles of poverty.
The study, published Monday in the journal Health Affairs, found that receiving housing assistance from the federal government — through vouchers, public housing and subsidies for so-called multifamily homes — also increased people’s likelihood of having health insurance and access to regular care. These findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggests stable housing — in particular, the kind of federal housing assistance now on the chopping block — could help its recipients better manage their health.
[For more of this story, written by Shefali Luthra, go to http://californiahealthline.or...h-research-suggests/]
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