UCLA Newsroom (2025) News article / media

Homelessness Prevention Unit participants 71% less likely to enter a shelter, California Policy Lab at UCLA finds

UCLA Newsroom

Ref: SRC-007-USA-001

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/homeless-prevention-unit-helps-keep-people-off-streets-california-policy-lab-at-ucla

Accessed: 3/24/2026

Summary

UCLA press coverage confirming 71% reduction, 86% housing retention, 1,498 served, $6,469 average financial assistance, 15:1 participant-to-case-manager ratio. Reports fairness analysis found no evidence of systematic exclusion and 80% of participants are people of colour. RCT results expected 2027.

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UCLA Newsroom (2025) 'Homelessness Prevention Unit participants 71% less likely to enter a shelter, California Policy Lab at UCLA finds', UCLA Newsroom. Available at: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/homeless-prevention-unit-helps-keep-people-off-streets-california-policy-lab-at-ucla (Accessed: 24 March 2026).

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