Cash Transfers for People Experiencing Homelessness

• Sponsor: University of British Columbia (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT05372978
• Collaborator: Foundations for Social Change (Other)
• Enrollment: 400
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 19
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 21.1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Homelessness; Personal Satisfaction	Behavioral: Cash transfer	N/A

Detailed 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.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 400 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Intervention Model Description: Participants will be randomly assigned to condition (cash vs control).Participants will be randomly assigned to condition (cash vs control).
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Cash Transfers for People Experiencing Homelessness
• Actual Study Start Date: May 2, 2022
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Dec 1, 2023
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Cash Participants will receive a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500 CAD.	Behavioral: Cash transfer; Participants will receive a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500.
No Intervention: Control Participants will not receive a cash transfer.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Stable housing [1-3 months]

   Number of days spent in stable housing.

2. Homelessness [1-3 months]

   Number of days spent homeless.

3. Savings [1-3 months]

   Total value of financial assets.

4. Total Spending [1-3 months]

   Amount of money spent on regular and one-time purchases.

5. Spending on Rent [1-3 months]

   Amount of money spent on rent.

6. Spending on temptation goods [1-3 months]

   Amount of money spent on temptation goods, such as drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.

7. Cost of shelter use [1-3 months]

   Estimated societal cost of shelter use based on number of days staying in shelter

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

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).

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of British Columbia	Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of British Columbia
• Foundations for Social Change

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05372978
• Other Study ID Numbers: H21-02584
• First Posted: May 13, 2022
• Last Update Posted: May 13, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Yes
• Plan to Share IPD: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 13, 2022