Using Hot-Spot Analysis to Study the Clustering of Section 8 Housing Voucher Families

Devolution, Deconcentration and the Non-profit Sector: Rental Housing Subsidies in the Greater Boston Area

“…The proportion of racial and ethnic minorities and the population size of the municipality are other important factors, with effects comparable with that of the non-profit sector. This reinforces the findings of previous studies that highlight the concentration of subsidised housing in poor, minority neighbourhoods of large central-city areas (Basolo and Nguyen, 2006;Guhathakurta and Mushkatel, 2000;Joassart-Marcelli, 2007;Massey and Kanaiaupuni, 1993;Newman and Schnare, 1997;Pendall, 2000;Wang and Varady, 2005).…”

Struggling to stay out of high-poverty neighborhoods: housing choice and locations in moving to opportunity's first decade

“…Voucher holders typically cluster in moderate-to-high-poverty neighborhoods of housing markets (Feins and Patterson 2005;Newman and Schnare 1997), sometimes in distinct corridors or ''hot spots'' where affordable rental housing tends to be more abundant and minority concentration high (Hartung and Henig 1997;McClure 2001;Wang and Varady 2005). At least some of these areas are poorer 8 Latinos appear to occupy an intermediate position, with more favorable locational trajectories than blacks but less favorable ones than whites (South, Crowder, and Chavez 2005), and also to show substantial variation among nationality groups (e.g., Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican); data limitations have made it impossible to study longitudinal patterns among Asians.…”

Violence Among Young Adults Receiving Housing Assistance: Vouchers, Race, and Transitions Into Adulthood

“…Critics of voucher programs point out that rental and purchase discrimination, real or reported lack of housing vacancy, and limited knowledge about the market restrict the use and value of Black recipients' housing vouchers (Dreier & Atlas, 1995;Maney & Crowley, 1999). Most families who receive housing vouchers make short moves, and their new homes tend to be in low-income, heavily minority communities (Wang & Varady, 2005). This effect may be exacerbated for Black voucher recipients.…”