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Do Small Area Fair Market Rents Reduce Racial Disparities in the Voucher Program?

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  • Vincent J. Reina

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A lawsuit that argued that the method used to calculate rent limits in the Housing Choice Voucher Program promoted racial segregation in Dallas, Texas, resulted in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development developing zip code-based voucher rent limits in Dallas in 2011. This rent calculation approach was then expanded to five other demonstration sites in 2012. This article analyzes whether adjusting voucher rent limits reduces a minority household’s likelihood of living in a high-minority neighborhood, improves their likelihood of living in a higher opportunity neighborhood, and reduces the disparity in location outcomes between minority and White households in the voucher program. This article finds evidence of improvements in the location outcomes of Black and Hispanic voucher households because of the use of zip code-based rent limits, but that these results are only marginal with respect to the persistent disparities in outcomes based on race within the voucher program.

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  • Vincent J. Reina, 2019. "Do Small Area Fair Market Rents Reduce Racial Disparities in the Voucher Program?," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(5), pages 820-834, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:29:y:2019:i:5:p:820-834
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2018.1524445
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