Housing & Shelter
Housing instability is one of the most pressing policy issues in the United States currently, with traditional policy levers failing to create the change needed to provide affordable, safe housing for all populations.
UCSF BHHI conducts wide-ranging research into housing and shelter through a strategic science and lived experience approach, collaborating with communities to pilot and test new practices. We bring them to scale while acting as a bridge between the methods to foster lasting, positive change.
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Rising Utility Costs Compound California's Housing Crisis
December 19, 2023
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In the state of California, the three major utility companies, have nearly doubled electricity rates over the last decade. With growing increase in energy demands, the rising utility costs are pushing families already at the margins to the brink of homelessness. Many people are forced to making an impossible choice. Margot Kushel, MD, director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, said, "I think recognizing energy insecurity as a contributor to this crisis, this is the next frontier that we need to really worry about."
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Statement by Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Director Dr. Margot Kushel on 2023 Point-In-Time Homeless Count
December 15, 2023
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Following is a statement by Dr. Margot Kushel, MD, Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) at the University of California, San Francisco on the 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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San Jose Considering Sanctioned Encampments As Interim Options Face Long Wait Lines, Timelines
December 12, 2023