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Are there many efforts in the US to spread subsidised housing out through a broader community to avoid this? I think the idea is that everyone learns something
by prawn 6y ago
Are there many efforts in the US to spread subsidised housing out through a broader community to avoid this? I think the idea is that everyone learns something from someone else (empathy, community spirit, leading by example with behaviour, etc).
- coryrc 6y agoYes, and it's led to increasing crime in working-class neighborhoods, because section-8 doesn't cover enough for rent in expensive areas. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/04/fresh-data-public-housing-relocation-and-crime/1698/ https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/04/fresh-data-public-hou...