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| Differential health and social needs of older adults waitlisted for public housing or housing choice vouchers | | Author(s) | Paula Carder, Gretchen Luhr, Jacklyn Kohon |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Social Policy, vol 28, no 4, October-December 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 246-260 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Rented dwellings ; Local Authority Housing ; Poor elderly ; Needs [elderly] ; Social policy ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Affordable housing is an important form of income security for low-income older people. This article describes characteristics of older people on waiting lists for either public housing or a housing choice voucher (HCV; previously Section 8) in Portland, Oregon. 358 people (32% response rate) completed a mailed survey with questions about demographics, health and housing status, food insecurity, and preference for housing with services. Findings indicate that many older people on waiting lists experienced homelessness or housing instability, poor health, high hospital use, and food insecurity. Public housing applicants were significantly more likely to report lower incomes, homelessness and food insecurity than HCV applicants. The article concludes with policy implications for housing and health agencies that serve low-income older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106214 A |
| Classmark | KEE: KJA: F:W6: IK: TM2: 3F: 7T |
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