Reports by Barbara Sard
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Bipartisan Bill in House Would Make Marked Improvements in Housing Voucher Program
Revised August 16, 2006
Executive Summary On May 22, 2006, a bipartisan group of leaders of the House Financial Services Committee introduced the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA), which would make a series of changes in the housing voucher program and other housing assistance programs. The bill (H.R. 5443), which the Housing and Community … -
Inspector General Reports on HUD’s Moving To Work Demonstration Raise Serious Questions
July 13, 2006
A series of reports by HUD’s Inspector General have found serious flaws in the implementation of the Moving to Work (MTW) housing demonstration, including ineffective oversight by HUD and poor use of funds by some local housing agencies. These findings, considered together with other risks posed by MTW, suggest that … -
President's 2007 Budget Renews Same Number of Housing Vouchers Funded in 2006
Revised April 25, 2006
Executive Summary The President’s budget requests $15.9 billion in fiscal year 2007 for tenant-based rental assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the nation’s largest low-income housing program. The request would renew approximately 2,070,000 vouchers in 2007, about equal to the total number of … -
Housing Needs of Many Low-Income Hurricane Evacuees Are Not Being Adequately Addressed
Revised February 27, 2006
Federal responses to last year’s hurricanes have fallen well short to date of meeting the needs of many of the low-income families and individuals who were displaced by the storms. While the weaknesses in the federal effort have created problems for rich and poor alike, these weaknesses present particular difficulties for low-income … -
Interested Parties Memo on the Initial Assessment of the President’s 2007 Budget: Impacts on Housing Voucher Program and Hurricane Recovery
Revised February 17, 2006
On February 6, the President released a budget request for fiscal year 2007 that proposes to cut $622 million (1.8 percent) from the HUD budget, in comparison to FY 2006 funding levels, not counting losses due to inflation. The request recommends major cutbacks in community development, … -
FEMA Misses Congressional Deadline to Issue Guidance on Continued Housing Assistance for Hurricane Victims
January 31, 2006
FEMA has provided initial rental assistance payments to hundreds of thousands of families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to help them secure temporary housing. Most of these families will exhaust these funds beginning in January and February, however, and FEMA has not issued clear guidance on …
