Housing Allowances and Housing Improvement: Early Findings

This historic note is a preliminary analysis of the extent and type of dwelling repairs made by homeowners, tenants, and landlords participating in HUD's Housing Assistance Supply Experiment (HASE), a 10-year research demonstration conducted in Wisconsin and Indiana. Two-thirds of participants repaired their housing units, often at a sufficiently low cost that finances were not a barrier to making the improvement – instead, researchers concluded that prior to enrolling in HASE, participants were unaware of the problems or unconcerned with the potential consequences.