Patterns of Benefit Receipt among Families who Experience Homelessness

Publication Date: September 15, 2017

Current as of: April 29, 2019

Introduction

What are the patterns of benefit receipt among families who experience homelessness? This brief uses data collected for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Family Options Study to analyze patterns of receipt of TANF cash assistance, SNAP food assistance, and publicly funded health insurance benefits among these families, with a focus on the characteristics of those receiving and not receiving benefits.

The brief:

Examines whether family characteristics, including age, marital status, and demographic characteristics relate to benefit receipt
Explores the relationship between benefit receipt and housing instability following an initial shelter stay
Examines whether help accessing benefits is related to families’ TANF receipt

Files

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Types:

Report , Brief

OPRE Research Topics:

Youth Services , Self-Sufficiency, Welfare & Employment

Projects:

Homeless Families Research Briefs

Topics:

Youth , Economic Mobility , Self-Sufficiency , Employment/Jobs , Welfare Reform

Tags:

Case Management , Capacity Building , Child Abuse & Neglect , Child Welfare , Guardianship , Kinship Care , Reunification , Communities , Cultural Sensitivity , Economic Mobility , Education , Financial Literacy , Employment/Jobs , Evidence-based Approaches , Foster Care , Homelessness , Housing , Human Trafficking , Partnerships , Poverty , Prevention & Intervention , Program Funding , Reporting , Research , Self-Sufficiency , Social Services , Substance Abuse , Teen Pregnancy , Trauma , Trauma-Informed Care , Violence , Dating Violence , Domestic Violence , Sexual Assault , Youth , Youth Positive Development , Benefits , Career Pathways/Training , Rural Areas , Community Development , Eligibility , Employer Responsibilities , Tribal , Prisoner Reentry , Public Awareness , Work Requirements , Whole Family Strategies