Assessment Tools for Allocating Homelessness Assistance: State of the Evidence

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On November 5, 2014, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research, in partnership with the Alliance, convened a panel of experts to discuss assessment tools that communities are using to allocate homeless assistance and consider the evidence base for the questions used in the tools. This report summarizes the discussion.

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