Upstream Determinants of Homelessness

Project Description

At any given moment, thousands of Angelenos experience homelessness, but many thousands more teeter on its brink, living precariously in the region’s unforgiving housing market. This project approaches homelessness from the perspective of “homelessness is a housing problem,” evaluating the policies and housing market conditions in Los Angeles County that put people — especially people of color — at higher risk of homelessness, independent of individual risk factors. We identify barriers to housing availability and affordability, and analyze promising policy changes to remove those barriers. Central to this project is the development of original parcel-level datasets that reveal how specific policies and regulations affect housing outcomes.

Status
Ongoing

Funding Source
Hilton Foundation

Research Team
Shane Phillips, Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens