Table 28.

Description of studies that evaluated effects of housing vouchers

Study (ref); country	Population (N, description)	Intervention, follow‐up (FU) in months (mos), N	Comparison, N	Primary outcome
Hurlburt 1996(27), USA	N=362 at‐risk of or homeless, mental illness	Section 8 housing vouchers with case management FU: 18 mos N=181	Case management N=181	Stably housed Homeless
Levitt 2013(62), USA	N=330 families with at least one child, in shelters	Intensive housing placement and case management FU: 12 mos N=138	Usual services N=192	Time to exit /return to shelter Total days spent in shelter
Rosenheck 2003(71), USA	N=460 homeless veterans, mental illnes and/or substance dependence	Section 8 housing vouchers with case management FU: 36 mos N= 182	Usual services N= 188 Intensive case management N= 90	Stably housed Homeless
Wolitski 2010(81), USA	N=630 homeless/unstably housed people living with HIV/AIDS	Section 8 housing vouchers with case management FU: 18 mos N=315	Usual services N=315	Stably housed Proportion homeless > 1 night