A second phase will involve a larger sample size and advocacy to change government policies
After a B.C. study made international headlines, researchers say they’re now rolling out a similar project with more people to refine their findings and strengthen the case for policy changes.
The study gave $7,500 in a lump sum to 50 people living in Vancouver who had recently become homeless, and compared the outcomes with 65 people also experiencing homelessness who did not receive the $7,500 lump sum.
The research found that the group who received the money spent 99 fewer days in shelter or street homelessness, and 55 more days in stable, long-term housing such as a rented apartment. The cash transfer group saved an average of $1,160 and spent $429 more than the group that did not get extra money. Researchers found that study participants who got the lump sum spent that money on rent, transit, food and “durable goods” like furniture or clothes.
The study found that participants who got the $7,500 did not spend more on “temptation goods” than people who did not get the extra money ...
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