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Work Requirements in Public Housing: Impacts on Tenant Employment and Evictions

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  • William M. Rohe
  • Michael D. Webb
  • Kirstin P. Frescoln

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In recent years, many have debated adopting work requirements in the public housing program, and a limited number of public housing agencies (PHA) have implemented these policies through the flexibility provided by the Moving to Work program. One such agency—the Charlotte Housing Authority (CHA)—has implemented a work requirement across five (of 15) public housing developments that mandates households to work 15 hr weekly or face sanctions. This article evaluates this policy and presents the first empirical analysis on the outcomes of a work requirement on employment and evictions. We find that, following work requirement enforcement, the percentage of impacted households paying minimum rent (a proxy for nonemployment) decreased versus a comparison group. Analysis of additional data on both employment and hours worked indicates similar results regarding employment gains, but no increase in average hours worked. We find no evidence that work requirement sanctions increased evictions, and very modest evidence that enforcement increased the rate of positive move-outs such as moves to unsubsidized housing.

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  • William M. Rohe & Michael D. Webb & Kirstin P. Frescoln, 2016. "Work Requirements in Public Housing: Impacts on Tenant Employment and Evictions," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(6), pages 909-927, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:26:y:2016:i:6:p:909-927
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2015.1137967
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