D.C. Gave The Homeless The Ability To Live In High-Priced Apartments. It’s Gone As Well As You Think.
By Ashe Schow
April 17, 2019
Homelessness is a huge issue in major cities, and government programs to help those suffering simply do not work very well. We as a society still don’t seem to know how best to help this forgotten population, but it seems pretty obvious that one-size-fits-all approaches do not work.
In Washington, D.C., city housing officials “increased the value of rental subsidies†in order to “give tenants who had previously clustered in impoverished, high-crime areas east of the Anacostia River a shot at living in more desirable neighborhoods,†The Washington Post reported.
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