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The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

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Clients are given any needed help with social issues and medical care. <strong>The</strong> first houses<br />

have been work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> three cities s<strong>in</strong>ce 2011 and a hundred apartments have been<br />

planned <strong>in</strong> Paris start<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> May 2012.<br />

Several NGOs are <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> this trial. <strong>The</strong>y provide rental management and social<br />

support for tenants.<br />

Those NGOs are l<strong>in</strong>ked with scientists <strong>in</strong>vestigat<strong>in</strong>g the results <strong>of</strong> the experiment and<br />

serve as a relay for <strong>in</strong>formation and status reports on the targeted public. <strong>The</strong> lead team<br />

<strong>of</strong> "Un chez-soi d'abord" is expect<strong>in</strong>g results to be published around 2017.<br />

Japan<br />

Though homeless support groups like non-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />

organization Moyai, Bigissue, Médec<strong>in</strong>s du Monde Japan have requested Hous<strong>in</strong>g First,<br />

Japanese government does not have a Hous<strong>in</strong>g First program yet. Traditionally, the<br />

government <strong>of</strong>fers public hous<strong>in</strong>g so-called Koei-jutaku for low-<strong>in</strong>come people by public<br />

hous<strong>in</strong>g law and it is run by local government. Rent fees are subject to change<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>g to household <strong>in</strong>come. Because applicants must be selected by lottery, low<strong>in</strong>come<br />

people cannot live <strong>in</strong> the hous<strong>in</strong>g soon though they have an advantage. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

are a couple <strong>of</strong> Hous<strong>in</strong>g First-like programs. Non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organization<br />

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