Supply Response to the Housing Allowance Program

If there were no supply response to the housing allowance program, the demand shift caused by the program would be large enough to cause a serious increase in the price of standard housing services. How-ever, three supply responses prevent the potential price increase from occurring: repair of substandard housing, supply adjustment, and occupancy rate adjustment. The first supply response reduces the potential price increase by two-thirds, the first and second together reduce it by four-fifths, and all three together reduce it by 97 percent.