Non-Elderly Disabled Category 2 Housing Choice Voucher Program: An Implementation and Impact Analysis

The Non-Elderly Disabled Category 2 (NED2) Housing Choice Voucher Program, a joint effort between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, aimed to increase access to affordable housing for non-elderly people (age 62 and under) with disabilities currently residing in institutions, such as a nursing home. To qualify for the program, public housing authorities had to establish a partnership with the state Medicaid agency responsible for assisting individuals to transition out of institutions to arrange for health and social services and supports. The evaluation examined the program’s implementation in a subset of communities that received NED2 vouchers, and estimated the impact of the program on the change in the rate of community transitions among the eligible population. [85 PDF pages]