GAO Report: Better Collaboration by HHS and HUD Could Improve Delivery of Homless Services in Rural Areas

GAO recommends that the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Health and Human Services (HHS) explore further opportunities to strengthen formal collaboration on linking housing and supportive services to address homelessness, with specific consideration for how such collaboration can minimize barriers to service provision in rural areas. HHS and HUD generally agreed with the recommendation. Rural Homelessness: Better Collaboration by HHS and HUD Could Improve Delivery of Services in Rural Areas. GAO-10-724, July 20. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-724 Highlights – http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10724high.pdf