Kyle Montanio's Post

Prevention is (almost always) cheaper than treatment, and homelessness does not break this rule.

Economists recently used a randomized control trial to estimate the effectiveness of giving households on the brink of homelessness cash to prevent it, $2000 on average.

The results of this temporary assistance were a 73% reduction in the risk of homelessness after one year and that each dollar spent generated $2.47 in benefits to the community.