Housing

Reports

These reports present research findings on the effectiveness of government housing laws and services, barriers to housing and supports, trends in funding, and more.

Government

• 2020
  
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    
    • HUD Section 811 PRA Project Rental Assistance Program: Phase II Evaluation Final Report Implementation and Short-Term Outcomes
      February 2020
      The Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Program provides support for very low-income adults with disabilities. This report is a follow-up to the Process Evaluation released in 2018, which details the initial rollout of the program in 12 states. Phase II examined the effect of the program on residents' housing tenancy and use of home and community-based services, characteristics of properties and neighborhoods where assisted residents live, and residents' healthcare diagnoses and utilization. An Executive Summary is also available.
• 2019
  
  • National Council on Disability (NCD)
    
    • Preserving Our Freedom: Ending Institutionalization of People with Disabilities During and After Disasters
      May 24, 2019
      This report examines occurrences of institutionalization of people with disabilities, as well as thwarted threats of institutionalization, during hurricanes and the California wildfires in 2017 and 2018. The NCD found that people with disabilities are frequently institutionalized during and after disasters due to conflicting federal guidance, a lack of equal access to emergency and disaster-related programs and services, and a lack of compliance with federal law.
• 2018
  
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office
    
    • Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services: Selected States' Program Structures and Challenges Providing Services
      Aug 30, 2018
      According to a report on Medicaid offerings across five states, states are facing challenges in meeting their obligations to provide home- and community-based services (HCBS) for people with developmental disabilities. This includes difficulty in recruiting and retaining caregivers, difficulty serving people with significant medical needs or behavioral issues, and limited funds and growing population. HCBS account for more than half of Medicaid spending on long-term care, but services vary widely across the country.
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    
    • HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program: Process Evaluation
      January 2018
      The Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Program provides support for very low-income adults with disabilities. This report evaluates the Phase I implementation of the program among 12 states in the initial 18 months (January 2015-June 2016). The report describes how the demonstration was implemented in the initial states and analyzes differences in program design, target population, and housing and service strategies.
    • HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program: Six Case Studies on the Implementation Experience of the 2012 Grantees
      January 2018
      This publication details the experiences of six states that were included in the initial rollout of PRA. This report complements the Process Evaluation listed above.
• 2017
  
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    
    • HUD Rental Housing Discrimination of the Basis of Mental Disabilities: Results from Pilot Testing
      September 2017
      This pilot study represents the first comprehensive examination of discrimination in the rental housing market against people with mental disabilities (MD), focused on persons with mental illness (MI) and with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD).
• 2015
  
  • National Council on Disability (NCD)
    
    • Home and Community-Based Services: Creating Systems for Success at Home, at Work and in the Community
      February 24, 2015
      This report reviews the research on outcomes since the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, and reports that trends indicate that smaller, more dispersed and individualized community settings further integration and positive outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
• 2013
  
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    
    • ASPE Non-Elderly Disabled Category 2 Housing Choice Voucher Program: an Implementation and Impact Analysis
      December 2013
      This study examines the barriers in the implementation of non-elderly disabled vouchers targeted to people transitioning from institutional settings and its early impact.

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• 2020
  
  • Empowering Communities Initiative
    
    • Housing and Community Development for Residents with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
      April 2020
      This report reflects on the challenges, barriers, data results and next steps for the future in residential and support systems for residents in Arapahoe County, Douglas County, and City of Aurora in Colorado. Lack of lifespan support and housing for people with I/DD puts vulnerable populations at risk for trauma and puts stress on family units. This report was commissioned by the Colorado Developmental Pathways for the Community Housing Task Force. The Empowering Communities Initiative is one of Madison House Autism Foundation's Three Housing Initiatives.
  • University of Minnesota, Residential Information Systems Project
    
    • In-Home and Residential Long-Term Supports and Services for Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends Through 2017
      June 2020
      The Residential Information Systems Project (RISP) studies trends in residential service settings, funding, and expenditures for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. This report uses data through Fiscal Year 2017.
  • Autism Housing Network, First Place–Phoenix
    
    • A Place in the World: Fueling Housing and Community Options for Adults With Autism and Other Neurodiversities
      October 2020
      A Place in the World, sister study to 2009's Opening Doors report, provides nomenclature for housing and service delivery models to help define market segments, establish best practices and guiding principles, and drive partnerships to address pressing housing needs for the neurodiverse population.
• 2018
  
  • University of Minnesota, Residential Information Systems Project
    
    • In-Home and Residential Long-Term Supports and Services for Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends Through 2016
      June 2018
      The Residential Information Systems Project (RISP) studies trends in residential service settings, funding, and expenditures for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. This report uses data through Fiscal Year 2016.
• 2016
  
  • Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
    
    • Disability Housing: What’s happening? What’s challenging? What’s needed?
      April 2016
      This report explores the issues facing individuals, families, providers, and policy leaders across the country. It makes recommendations for organizations and policymakers in order to support the best possible housing choices for the millions of Americans with disabilities.