ABSTRACT
How much do welfare recipients pay for rent? And do they pay more than those who do not receive welfare payments?
RENT PAID BY WELFARE RECIPIENTS The states are not consistent about the maximum rent payments
they will allow welfare recipients. A recent analysis by HEW details the past range. In most jurisdictions payments are not based on the current housing market but, at best, on historical averages or on dated cost-of-rental-surveys.
