landlords in the form of higher rents. The Accommodation Supplement (AS) benefit is the largest housing subsidy policy in New … rents than paid by recipients outside the boundary. We use administrative data for a sample of AS recipients on either side … the second year after the policy was implemented. We estimate that weekly rents increased on average about $2.44 more …

policies that favor owneroccupied housing; (3) discuss current subsidy programs for rental housing, with particular emphasis on …