Getting $750 a month didn’t end homelessness – but our study shows it still improved the lives of homeless people

The study found that regularly getting cash made it easier for many homeless people to meet their immediate and personal needs.

By: Benjamin F. Henwood, University of Southern California, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: April 2, 2026

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Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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By Benjamin F. Henwood, University of Southern California

Can giving homeless people US$750 a month to use any way they choose help them move into long-term housing?

I am the director of the University of Southern California Homelessness Policy Research Institute. My research team, in partnership with Miracle Messages, a San Francisco social services nonprofit, set out to answer that question in a study that will be published in an upcoming peer-reviewed issue of …

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