HUD User
Your One-Stop Resource for Housing and Community Development Research
Managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), HUD User hosts research, publications, and datasets in housing, community development, and more.
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This paper draws on the totality of the research undertaken in the Understanding Rapid Re-housing study, synthesizes the study’s findings on program design, funding sources, and outcomes in an accessible brief, and highlights what still remains to be learned about Rapid Re-Housing.
This report examines Family Self-Sufficiency program implementation, participants’ engagement, and program impacts on labor force participation and government benefits receipt.
This report provides a descriptive analysis of housing market factors in communities with different trends in their unsheltered homeless counts and includes case studies of efforts to address unsheltered homelessness in three communities – Richmond, VA; Montgomery County, MD; and San Diego, CA.
The Office of Innovation selects, manages, and reports progress on innovation and improvement efforts strategically aligned with the Department’s mission.
IPAD supports HUD's efforts to find new solutions and align ideas and resources by working across public, private, and civil sectors to further HUD's mission.
The EnVision Center Demonstration is empowering all people to fulfill their potential by providing the tools needed to succeed.
The Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition (IAH) is a HUD initiative in which interdisciplinary graduate student teams work to solve a real life issue in affordable housing design and planning.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) has the authority to accept unsolicited research proposals that address current research priorities and allow PD&R to participate in innovative research projects that inform HUD's policies and programs.
HUD established the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse (RBC) to collect, process, assemble, and disseminate information on state and local regulations and policies affecting the creation and maintenance of affordable housing.
In 1978, PD&R established HUD User an information source for housing and community development researchers, academics, policymakers, and the American public. HUD User is the primary source for federal government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics.
