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Terner Center Brief: The Potential End of Emergency Housing Voucher Funding
The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program was designed to rapidly house people during the COVID pandemic and it worked extremely well – housing nearly 70,000 households at its peak. The $5 billion in EHV funding was meant to last for 10 years, but HUD announced in March that the money is likely to run out…
New Report Offers Solutions to Maximize the Impact of the Housing Voucher Program
Research from RAND and the Terner Center, with support from the Cooper Housing Institute, demonstrates the effectiveness of the Housing Choice Voucher program and offers solutions to increase program efficiencies and serve more families. SANTA MONICA, CA (September 16, 2025) – RAND and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, today jointly released Improving Utilization…
The Cooper Housing Institute Funds National Study on Housing Choice Vouchers
The RAND Corporation and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation will examine practices to improve implementation of a $27 billion housing program.
Affordable Rental Housing — A Lesson in Supply and Demand
In order to create the most positive impact when it comes to affordable housing, it is important to understand the history, policies, and key elements of the topic. Once you understand the landscape, you can navigate this space with agility and confidence.
So let’s start from the beginning: The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.
In order to create the most positive impact when it comes to affordable housing, it is important to understand the history, policies, and key elements of the topic. Once you understand the landscape, you can navigate this space with agility and confidence.
Combatting Homelessness with Affordable Housing
Homelessness has been a growing concern in the US, and with the current COVID-19 pandemic adding pressure to an already difficult situation, it is now more important than ever to ensure that this vulnerable population has access to decent, affordable housing.
Cooper Family Forms National Nonprofit Housing Foundation
Cooper Housing Institute to fund research and programs to address growing housing crises