Temporary Financial Assistance for Housing Expenditures and Mortality and Suicide Outcomes Among US Veterans.
Richard E NelsonAnn Elizabeth MontgomeryYing SuoAtim EffiongWarren PetteyLillian GelbergStefan G KerteszJack TsaiThomas ByrnePublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2023)
We find that providing housing-related financial assistance to individuals facing housing instability is associated with improvements in important health outcomes such as all-cause mortality and suicidal ideation. If causal, these results suggest that programs to provide housing assistance have positive spillover effects into other important aspects of individuals' lives.