title: Resident responses to Section 8 relocation outcomes: "If you're gonna move, you want to move up".
abstract: Economic hardship and the lack of social supports of households moving with Section 8 vouchers during mixed-income redevelopment is a concern to relocation counselors. Since residents are able to select their housing location they need to know the risks and benefits of various housing choices. Twenty-five residents facing the choice of remaining in a phased redevelopment, moving with a Section 8 voucher, or moving to another public housing development were interviewed in order to determine how to engage residents in evidence-informed decision making. Many residents want to move with Section 8 vouchers, but require supports to make the choice sustainable.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work, Arizona State University , Tuscon , Arizona , USA.
authors.forename: Laurie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004651:Employment; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011638:Public Housing; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors