Data and Evaluation Workgroup 9/10/2015 | 8:30-10:30am| Chinook 115 Family Options Study: Key Questions

HUD Family Options Study: Refresh allhomekc.org Multi-site, randomized control trial designed to study impact of housing and services interventions for families 2282 families in 12 communities – Families were in shelter at enrollment – Enrollments in calendar year Randomly assigned to one of four interventions – Housing Choice voucher, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, usual care (shelter) Families tracked for three years – Data collection at baseline, 18 months after enrollment, 36 months after enrollment

HUD Family Options Study: 18 month f/u allhomekc.org Released in July 2015 Reports results 18 months after enrollment Key findings: – Families who receive permanent subsidies do best in multiple areas – Rapid rehousing performed as well or better than shelter and transitional housing and was the least expensive – There is no evidence that families facing greater difficulties (psychosocial or housing barriers) benefit more (or less) from one housing intervention over another – Housing subsidies appear to be the most important factor in family outcomes.

Follow Up Questions from September Presentation 1) How do these 12 communities compare to King County? 2) What is the cost per family for these programs and which program(s) is/are the most cost-effective (accounting for both cost per family and family outcomes)? allhomekc.org

Study Communities: 12 CoCs allhomekc.org

2010 Housing Market Characteristics vs. King County allhomekc.org King County data (as of April 2009) Apartment Vacancy Rate: 6.8% Median Monthly Apartment Rent: $990

2015 Housing Market Characteristics vs. King County allhomekc.org King County data (as of September 2015) Apartment Vacancy Rate: 3.6% Average Monthly Apartment Rent: $1,453 Community Vacancy rate Average monthly rent Alameda County, CA 2.9%$2,078 Denver, CO4.9%$1,204 Boston, MA4.2%$2,149 *Source: Reis.com

Average Apartment Rents vs. Vacancy Rates in major West coast cities allhomekc.org

Study Acronyms CBRR = Community-based Rapid Rehousing ES = Emergency Shelter PBTH = Project-Based Transitional Housing SUB = Permanent Housing Subsidy – (Permanent Housing Voucher – no support services, not PSH) UC = Usual Care allhomekc.org

Cost Analyses by Program Type Cost Analysis is broken out in two ways: Monthly Cost Per Family – Results show that Emergency Shelter has the highest cost based solely on a monthly perspective Average Program Cost Per Stay – However, when you look at the average cost through a family’s entire length of stay, Transitional Housing has the highest costs allhomekc.org

Monthly Cost per Family of Services & Housing/Shelter allhomekc.org

Per-Family Monthly Program cost by Program Type: Summary Statistics allhomekc.org

Average Program Cost Per Stay during the Follow up Period across Program Types allhomekc.org