Cost-Effectiveness of Temporary Financial Assistance for Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability
This economic evaluation suggests that TFA is a cost-effective approach (ie, yields improved health benefits at a reasonable cost) for addressing housing insecurity for veterans enrolling in the SSVF program. Future research could examine the cost effectiveness of large, nationwide housing interventions such as this one among subpopulations of veterans such as those with certain comorbidities including severe mental illness or substance use disorders, those with chronic diseases, or those experiencing long-term housing instability vs acute loss of housing.
Authors
- Lillian Gelberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9772-0116)
- Thomas Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4824-0284)
- Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4572-8794)
- Stefan G. Kertesz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-8421)
- Atim Effiong
- Ann Elizabeth Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4420-3526)
- Warren Pettey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-3319)
- Richard E. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4441-7460)
- Jack Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-648X)
- Alec B. Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3711-2682)
- Ying Suo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-5300)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- Birmingham VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43396
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00