Low-income housing assistance is part of the welfare state of all developed countries. The rest of the welfare state may cause work disincentives. In theory, housing assistance may also do so, but those disincentives may be blunted by its in-kind character and the way it is rationed. Rationing...

The need to provide Affordable Quality Housing for people in growing metropolitan areas urges governments to develop alternative housing subsidies programmes. In this article, we would like to propose a practical solution for estimating Quality of Life in a new Affordable Quality Housing before...

This paper provides a survey of federal housing programs, establishing the primary importance of indirect and off-budget activities in promoting housing and providing subsidies to housing consumers. We consider the role of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE's) and the Veterans''...