Officials: 1,400 formerly homeless people in OC could lose housing if federal funding plan moves forward
Officials: 1,400 formerly homeless people in OC could lose housing if federal funding plan moves forward
- November 1, 2025
- Research by Dave Snow and Rachel Goldberg, sociology, The Orange County Register, Nov. 1, 202
-----
A 2017 study conducted by economists at UC Irvine on behalf of the Orange County United Way found that the county was saving about $42 million a year because of housing-first programs. … The cost of subsidizing rent for some people, according to the study, was more than offset by bigger savings in everything from tax-funded medical care and food to jail space.
For the full story, please visit https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/01/officials-1400-formerly-homeless-people-in-oc-could-lose-housing-if-federal-funding-plan-moves-forward/.
-----
Would you like to get more involved with the social sciences? Email us at communications@socsci.uci.edu to connect.
Share on:
Related News Items
- Careet RightSnow receives W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award
- Careet RightGrand Jury: Orange County again fails to curb homelessness
- Careet RightOC Leader Board: Ending Homelessness in Orange County: We Know What Works
- Careet RightUCI sociologists earn American Sociological Association honors, leadership roles
- Careet RightMultiple honors for UCI soc sci's Maricela Bañuelos