Inequity in the Permanent Supportive Housing System in Los Angeles: Scale, Scope and Reasons for Black Residents’ Returns to Homelessness

This policy report examines why Black residents of PSH in LA returned to homelessness more often than white residents of PSH. The authors address obstacles in (1) enrollment in PSH and the search for housing, (2) encountered while housed, and (3) during transitions from PSH and after exiting PSH.

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Edwards, E., Milburn, N., Obermark, D., Rountree, J. (2021). Inequity in the permanent supportive housing system in Los Angeles: Scale, scope and reasons for Black residents’ returns to homelessness. California Policy Lab. https://www.capolicylab.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Inequity-in-the-PSH-System-in-Los-Angeles.pdf