Impact Evaluation of Bundled Rapid Rehousing

Last registered on September 12, 2025
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Impact Evaluation of Bundled Rapid Rehousing
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0016752
Initial registration date
September 09, 2025

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
September 12, 2025, 10:29 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Arik Zintel
Affiliation
University of Notre Dame
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Robert Collinson
PI Affiliation
University of Notre Dame
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2022-07-21
End date
2028-07-30
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
Housing
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) has partnered with a partner organization to evaluate their newly developed model of Bundled Rapid Rehousing, an intervention designed to combine their standard rapid rehousing program with wraparound case management services in the areas of asset building and employment. To evaluate the program, we will use a randomized control trial (RCT) design to test the hypothesis that the program improves housing and financial stability after program completion. Those who are eligible for the intervention and consent to the study will be randomized into treatment and control groups, with the treatment group receiving the new Bundled Rapid Rehousing model, while the control group receives Heartland’s standard rapid rehousing program. Results from this RCT will be disseminated to policy makers and providers across the county to inform the replication and expansion of programs designed to create permanent exits from homelessness.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Collinson, Robert and Arik Zintel. 2025. "Impact Evaluation of Bundled Rapid Rehousing." AEA RCT Registry. September 12. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.16752-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
This intervention will integrate three separate case management services provided by the partner: rapid rehousing, employment services, and asset building. These services together are meant to not only get clients immediately out of homelessness but also give them the tools to generate income and assets that contribute to overall stability. Clients will work with their three case managers simultaneously for 24 months (the length of RRH), meeting between once a week and once a month with each manager. By bundling these services, one hopes to see increased client stability after program completion.
Intervention Start Date
2022-09-01
Intervention End Date
2027-07-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Homelessness and Housing Instability - Future use of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) services
Employment and Earnings - Average quarterly earnings and fraction of quarters with positive earnings
Financial security - Credit scores
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Consenting participants will be randomized into treatment (receiving Bundled Rapid Rehousing services) or control (provided typical rapid rehousing services).
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
In office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
720
Sample size: planned number of observations
720
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
360 in control, 360 in treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
We plan to be powered for a MDE of 6.7 percentage point change on exits from homeless, given a control mean of 18% and thus standard deviation of 38%.
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Notre Dame
IRB Approval Date
2022-01-06
IRB Approval Number
21-11-6891
Analysis Plan

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