Cash Transfers for People Experiencing Homelessness

Homelessness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Cash Transfers for People Experiencing Homelessness

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05372978
• Other study ID #: H21-02584
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: Jiaying Zhao, PhD
• Phone: 604-827-2203
• Email: jiayingz[@]psych.ubc.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary goal of the study is to determine the impacts of a one-time unconditional cash transfer on the well-being of people experiencing homelessness.

Description:

The goal of this project is to examine the effect of cash-transfers for people experiencing homelessness in Metro Vancouver. In partnership with Foundations for Social Change, we will distribute a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500 to each of the 200 participants, with 200 additional participants in a control group who will not receive the cash transfer. To evaluate the effect of the cash transfer, participants will complete surveys 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after the cash transfer, and we will track important life outcomes such as housing, employment, health, cognitive function, and well-being.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 400
• Est. completion date: December 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants must be homeless at the time of recruitment.

2. Participants must be between 18 and 65 years of age, inclusive.

3. Participants must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada

Exclusion Criteria:

The following participants will be excluded:

1. Participants who report severe problematic substance use (score = 6 on DAST).

2. Participants who report severe problematic alcohol use (score = 20 on AUDIT).

3. Participants who report severe psychiatric symptoms (score above 2 on item 5 or above 4 on items 13 or 14 on CSI).

4. Participants who report problematic gambling behavior (score = 8 on PGSI).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Homelessness
• Personal Satisfaction

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cash transfer
Participants will receive a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	University of British Columbia	Vancouver	British Columbia

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of British Columbia	Foundations for Social Change

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stable housing	Number of days spent in stable housing.	1-3 months
Primary	Homelessness	Number of days spent homeless.	1-3 months
Primary	Savings	Total value of financial assets.	1-3 months
Primary	Total Spending	Amount of money spent on regular and one-time purchases.	1-3 months
Primary	Spending on Rent	Amount of money spent on rent.	1-3 months
Primary	Spending on temptation goods	Amount of money spent on temptation goods, such as drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.	1-3 months
Primary	Cost of shelter use	Estimated societal cost of shelter use based on number of days staying in shelter	1-3 months