Housing Subsidies for Refugees : Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan (English)

Refugees require assistance for basic needs like housing but local host communities may feel excluded from that assistance, potentially affecting community relations. This study experimentally evaluates the effect of a housing assistance program for Syrian refugees in Jordan on both the recipients and their neighbors. The program offered full rental subsidies and landlord incentives for housing improvements, but saw only moderate uptake, in part due...

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Tamim,Abdulrazzak;

Smith,Emma;

Palmer,I. Bailey;

Miguel,Edward;

Leone,Samuel;

Sandra Rozo;

Stillman,Sarah;
Document Date
2025/01/21
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS11042
Volume No
1
Country
Jordan,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2025/01/21
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Housing Subsidies for Refugees : Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

1W-Impacts of Housing Subsidies and Social Cohesion -- P178437,1W-Medium Term Impacts of Shelter Subsidies -- P180411

Topics

Forced Displacement,Affordable Housing Supply,Migration Policies and Jobs,

Unit Owning

DECPH:Poverty, Ineq. & Human Dev (DECPH)

Originating Unit

DEC-IFC, Off of VP (DECVP)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Policy Research Working Papers; People; RRR;

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/1813-9450-11042

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Research Activity

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Tamim,Abdulrazzak; Smith,Emma; Palmer,I. Bailey; Miguel,Edward; Leone,Samuel; Sandra Rozo; Stillman,Sarah.

Housing Subsidies for Refugees : Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan (English). Policy Research Working Papers;People;RRR Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099831501212542537

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