The success of rent or income subsidy programs in helping low-income households obtain better housing depends on the ability of such households to move. For some households, the desire to move is frustrated by problems that constrain their search or housing choice. This article examines the incidence of various search problems, and the effect of these problems and household characteristics on the moving rate of those who have searched. While evidence is found that searchers in certain demographic groups faced barriers to mobility, those reporting search problems and those less likely to move were often not the same. Receipt of housing allowance payments was found to have no net effect on increasing their residential mobility.
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