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Rent Supplements

ontario "housing allowance" [rent supplement] program
The attachment provides a list of local contacts for members interested in participating in the provincial rent supplement program.

ListofLocalServiceManagersforAffordableHousing.pdf

Poverty Reduction and Affordable Housing
A 2008 submission to the Ontario government's Poverty Reduction Strategy from Ontario's Housing Industry.

Housing Industry Poverty Strategy-sm.pdf

the affordability of housing in ontario
An examination of the major factors influencing housing affordability in Ontario over a long time horizon.

The Affordability of Housing in Ontario

what has happened to the bottom of the us housing market
Authors Malpezzi and Green undertake a rigorous empirican examination of the factors influencing those with affordable housing problems. They conclude that land use regulations are the main cause of problems. This is a refreshing empirical approach to examing the issue, as opposed to the usual advocacy housing research we often see where somebody pronounces a cause or a prescription based on their pre-existing beliefs.

Malpezzi & Green - What Has Happend to Bottom of US Housing Market.pdf

new! ontario income and affordability trends 1976-2006

Ontario Inc and Hsg Afford Trends May 2008.pdf

Housing: an income issue
Statistics Canada Study

Housing an Income Issue-Perspectives - June 2002-v2.pdf

Shelter Allowances

coalition housing benefit proposal october 2008
A coalition including FRPO, GTAA, the Daily Bread Food Bank, the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association, the Metcalf Charitable Foundation and the Atkinson Charitable Foundation propose a new housing benefit from Ontario.

Housing_Benefit_for_Ontario_Final.pdf

CMHC Housing allowance options report 2006
CMHC undertook an in depth review of housing allowance options for Canada. This report is highly recommended for anyone interested in housing allowances.

Housing Allowance Options for Canada

Canadian housing allowances: a review
Marion Steele

Steele_Canadian_Housing_Allowances_2007.pdf

quebec housing allowance program: a good program destined to wither away? (2004
Marion Steele

Steele Quebec Housing Allowance 2004.pdf

quebec housing allowances contrasted with us vouchers (2002)
Marion Steele

Quebec Housing Allowances Paper_Steele.pdf

Canadian housing allowances: an economic analysis (1985)
Marion Steele
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Steele-CanadianHousingAllowances-1985.pdf

A new rental policy for ontario (1986)
R. Andrew Muller

Muller-ANewRentalPolicyForOntario.pdf

the cost of a shelter allowance program for Ontario (1993)
Clayton Research Associates Ltd.

ClaytonResearch-CostOfAShelterAllowanceProgramOntario-1993.pdf

housing allowances: an assessment of the proposal for a national housing allowance for canada (1985)
Marion Steele

Steele-NationalHousingAllowanceForCanada-1985.pdf

us experimental housing allowance program final report
Ira S. Lowry

Lowry-FinalReport_US_HousingAssistanceSupplyExperiment.pdf

how housing allowances affect prices - summary
Ira S. Lowry & C. Lance Barnett

Lowry&Barnett-HowHousingAllowancesAffectPrices-Summary.pdf

experimental housing allowance program conclusions
US Department of Housing & Urban Development

HUD Experimantal Housing Allowance Program Conclusions.pdf

Just Suppose: housing subsidies for low income renters
John M. Quigley (2007)

Quigley_HousingSubsidiesForLowIncomeRenterspdf.pdf

Build New vs. Allowances

cost effective housing assistance
Economist Gret Lampert compares the long-term cost effectiveness of Shelter Allowances versus Non-profit Housing Construction.

Cost Effective Housing Assistance.pdf

clayton research 1993 study: Comparing non-profit housing and shelter allowances

COMPARISON OF THE LONG-TERM COST OF SHELTER ALLOWANCES.pdf

The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Methods of Delivering Housing Subsidies. Edgar O. Olsen. Department of Economics. University of Virginia

Olsen-costeffectiveness-housingsubsidies.pdf

Ed Olson tesitimony before us congress subcommittee on housing and community opportunity

Ed Olsen on Vouchers.pdf