Affordable Housing Dilemma: The Preservation vs. Mobility Debate

48 Pages Posted: 18 Jul 2012

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Danilo Pelletiere

National Low Income Housing Coalition; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; George Mason University - School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs

Sheila Crowley

National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)

Date Written: May 31, 2012

Abstract

A report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition takes a new look at one of the thorniest housing policy issues: Should policy favor the preservation of housing in low income neighborhoods or should policy favor helping low income people move to higher income neighborhoods? The report traces the history of the debate and shows how the pendulum swings in policy preferences. Interviews with ten stakeholders with varying perspectives, including five low income people, offer a deeper understanding of the dimensions of the debate.

Keywords: Housing Policy, Moving to Opportunity, Section 8, Community Development

JEL Classification: I38, H53, J68, R10

Suggested Citation

Pelletiere, Danilo and Pelletiere, Danilo and Crowley, Sheila, Affordable Housing Dilemma: The Preservation vs. Mobility Debate (May 31, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2111576 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2111576

Danilo Pelletiere (Contact Author)

National Low Income Housing Coalition ( email )

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United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.nlihc.org/research

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( email )

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George Mason University - School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs ( email )

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Sheila Crowley

National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) ( email )

727 15th Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
United States

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