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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by fwip on Sunday February 01, 2026 @03:48PM (#46849225)
Hold on - what exactly do you think they're lying about? Whether they're currently housed?

Because, imo, that's the headline result - 94% is a great success rate.

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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by toast0 on Sunday February 01, 2026 @04:15PM (#46849438)
What I got from the article is that 94% reported being housed at the end of the period where they were receiving money.

But the real question for me is what happens 6 months to a year after the funding ends.

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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by insane_dreamer on Monday February 02, 2026 @03:52PM (#46861375)
yes. This is a good data point, but a follow-on study is needed to see the regression rate and whether such aid is needed continuously or if doing so for a period of time is sufficient. Likely would depend on the reasons why they became homeless in the first place.
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Re:Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings. Her... by xn on Sunday February 01, 2026 @04:11PM (#46849403)
It could be. How did the control group do?
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