Data and Evaluation Workgroup9/10/2015 | 8:30-10:30am| Chinook 115Family Options Study: Key Questions

HUD Family Options Study: Refresh

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• Multi-site, randomized control trial designed to study impact of housing and services interventions for families

• 2282 families in 12 communities – Families were in shelter at enrollment– Enrollments in calendar year 2011+

• Randomly assigned to one of four interventions– Housing Choice voucher, transitional housing, rapid re-

housing, usual care (shelter)• Families tracked for three years– Data collection at baseline, 18 months after enrollment,

36 months after enrollment

HUD Family Options Study: 18 month f/u

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• Released in July 2015• Reports results 18 months after enrollment• Key findings: – Families who receive permanent subsidies do best in

multiple areas– Rapid rehousing performed as well or better than shelter

and transitional housing and was the least expensive– There is no evidence that families facing greater

difficulties (psychosocial or housing barriers) benefit more (or less) from one housing intervention over another

– Housing subsidies appear to be the most important factor in family outcomes.

Follow Up Questions from September Presentation

• 1) How do these 12 communities compare to King County?

• 2) What is the cost per family for these programs and which program(s) is/are the most cost-effective (accounting for both cost per family and family outcomes)?

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Study Communities: 12 CoCs

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2010 Housing Market Characteristics vs. King County

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• King County data (as of April 2009)• Apartment Vacancy Rate: 6.8%• Median Monthly Apartment Rent: $990

2015 Housing Market Characteristics vs. King County

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• King County data (as of September 2015)• Apartment Vacancy Rate: 3.6%• Average Monthly Apartment Rent: $1,453

Community Vacancy rate

Average monthly rent

Alameda County, CA

2.9% $2,078

Denver, CO 4.9% $1,204Boston, MA 4.2% $2,149*Source: Reis.com

Average Apartment Rents vs. Vacancy Rates in major West coast cities

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Study Acronyms• CBRR = Community-based Rapid Rehousing

• ES = Emergency Shelter

• PBTH = Project-Based Transitional Housing

• SUB = Permanent Housing Subsidy

– (Permanent Housing Voucher – no support services, not PSH)

• UC = Usual Care

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Cost Analyses by Program Type

Cost Analysis is broken out in two ways:

• Monthly Cost Per Family– Results show that Emergency Shelter has the highest cost

based solely on a monthly perspective

• Average Program Cost Per Stay– However, when you look at the average cost through a

family’s entire length of stay, Transitional Housing has the highest costs

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Monthly Cost per Family of Services & Housing/Shelter

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Per-Family Monthly Program cost by Program Type: Summary Statistics

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Average Program Cost Per Stay during the Follow up Period across Program Types

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