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Comment on Jill Khadduri's “should the housing voucher program become a state‐administered block grant?”

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Although the current voucher program may not be in crisis, it has several characteristics that can significantly weaken its effectiveness. The fundamental weakness of the program probably resides in the connection between the narrow geographic scope of most current administering agencies and the need for better access to higher‐quality neighborhoods with better employment opportunities. Examining current practices of the states that now administer a significant number of vouchers suggests that a state block grant can improve access to better communities, help overcome the diseconomies of scale and overlapping jurisdictions that substantially mark the current program, and facilitate linkage to other services for lower‐income people. Assuming that states are given the option to administer a block grant, transition rules need not be complex and time‐consuming. A successful transition may depend on the flexibility provided in a block grant and a successful resolution of administrative cost issues.

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  • John Sidor, 2003. "Comment on Jill Khadduri's “should the housing voucher program become a state‐administered block grant?”," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(3), pages 295-303.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:14:y:2003:i:3:p:295-303
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2003.9521478
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