[homeles_ot-l] FW: Costs When Homeless and Housed in Los Angeles

[Tim D. Aubry]

FYI.  

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>>> "United Way of Greater Los Angeles" <research at unitedwayla.org>
12/9/2009 6:25 PM >>>
Where We Sleep: Costs When Homeless and Housed in Los Angeles has been
published by the Economic Roundtable.  

This report examines the public costs and benefits of housing people in
L.A. County as opposed to having them be homeless.  This study involves
over 10,000 homeless adults in L.A. County.  The report details the
costs of homelessness (use of public agencies and services-such as
Sheriff*s Office, paramedics, public health services, mental health
services and outpatient services) as well as costs of formerly homeless
people now living in supportive housing, and those receiving rent
subsidies.  The report is set against the backdrop and context of other
studies across the nation that have documented cost savings in ,  moving
homeless persons off the street and into stable housing.  The costs are
documented by gender, age, work experience, substance abuse history,
race/ethnicity, and language and nativity status.   Policy interventions
are also recommended in the report.  

Selected Findings:

*	The average monthly cost for supportive housing residents is
$605, compared to $2,897 for a person homeless/not housed.  The savings
for a supportive housing resident is therefore about $2,291 per person
(pg. 26).
*	The average monthly supportive housing costs of residents with a
substance abuse problem are 50% higher than those without a substance
abuse issue (pg. 27).  
*	The average costs savings for housing a person with a documented
case of HIV/AIDS was $3,125 (pg. 25). 
*	More than two-thirds of the public savings (69%) due to housing
someone in supportive housing comes from savings on health care related
expenses [for example, the use of hospitals, clinics, and emergency
rooms] (pg. 2).

Quote:

*The central question investigated in this study is the public costs
for people in supportive housing compared to similar people that are
homeless*.The study encompasses 10,193 homeless individuals in Los
Angeles County, 9,186 who experienced homelessness while receiving
General Relief public assistance and 1,007 who exited homeless by
entering supportive housing.*-*Where We Sleep Costs when Homeless
and Housed in Los Angeles*


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