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What to Look For in HUD’s 2010 Budget For Low-Income Housing
May 4, 2009
“We at HUD and in the Administration are fully committed to attacking the affordability gap in rental housing and ensuring that housing affordability is a long term priority.” — HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, speaking before the National Low Income Housing Coalition on April 21, 2009. … -
Additional Housing Vouchers Needed to Stem Increase in Homelessness
April 16, 2009
“One of the changes in attitudes that I want to see here in Washington and all across the country is a belief that it is unacceptable for children and families to be without a roof over their heads in a country as wealthy as ours.” — President Obama, speaking to reporters on March 24, 2009. “An extensive body of … -
Decade of Neglect Has Weakened Federal Low-Income Housing Programs
February 25, 2009
A large and growing number of low-income renters face unaffordable housing costs. Federal housing programs have proven effective in enabling millions of low-income households to obtain stable, decent housing, but a funding squeeze and various actions taken by Congress and the Bush Administration have weakened these programs considerably, just when the need is rising.… -
Statement by Barbara Sard, Director of Housing Policy, on House Action on Foreclosure Legislation
May 7, 2008
Two essential elements of an effective federal response to the foreclosure crisis are stabilizing communities hard hit by foreclosures and helping renters who lose their homes to foreclosure through no fault of their own. The Neighborhood Stabilization Act (H.R. 5818), which the House plans to … -
HUD Budget Contains Major Funding Shortfalls
May 5, 2008
Last year, Congress rejected deep cuts the Administration proposed in affordable housing and community development programs and funded the Department of Housing and Urban Development at $2.1 billion above the Administration’s budget request for 2008. For 2009, Congress will have to provide a substantially larger increase — totaling … -
Preliminary Analysis of the HUD Provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for FY 2008
Revised January 4, 2008
Here is a preliminary assessment of the HUD provisions of H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (or “omnibus”), which includes funding for programs administered by HUD and every other federal agency outside of Defense. The bill was approved by Congress on December 19 and signed into law by the President on … -
HUD Bill Avoids Deep Cuts in 2008
Revised November 16, 2007
Executive Summary Congress is expected to approve soon an appropriations bill (H.R. 3074) to fund programs administered by the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Transportation, and a few smaller agencies. The President has threatened to veto this and other domestic appropriations bills that do not contain the level of … -
Housing Vouchers Could Be at Risk in 2008
September 28, 2007
This fall, Congress will seek to finalize its appropriations bills for fiscal year 2008, including the Transportation-HUD bill, which funds “Section 8” Housing Choice Vouchers and other affordable housing programs. Section 8 vouchers are the nation’s leading source of housing assistance for low-income elderly, people with … -
Congress Should Increase HUD’s Budget to Prevent Families from Losing Assistance and Address Growing Needs
Revised June 1, 2007
The President’s budget for fiscal year 2008 proposes to cut $2 billion (5 percent) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), compared to the 2007 funding level, adjusted for inflation.[1] The deepest cuts would be made in housing for the elderly and disabled (a 29 percent cut), Community Development Block Grants (a … -
Cuts in Federal Housing Assistance Are Undermining Community Plans to End Homelessness
February 1, 2007
Executive Summary Five years ago, the Bush Administration announced a commitment to end chronic homelessness and reduce other types of homelessness within ten years.[2] If successful, this important initiative would alleviate the severe hardships endured by many of the approximately 3 million Americans who experience homelessness every year, including … -
The Effects of the Federal Budget Squeeze on Low-Income Housing Assistance
February 1, 2007
Executive Summary Federal housing assistance programs for low-income families face growing budget challenges. Housing costs have grown faster than most families’ incomes in recent years, and a growing number of low-income families — including many working-poorfamilies — face housing costs that are unaffordably high. Yet … -
Public Housing Squeezed Between Higher Utility Costs and Stagnant Funding
October 11, 2006
The nation’s public housing units provide affordable homes to about 1.1 million low-income households, approximately half of which are headed by people who are elderly or have disabilities. The local housing agencies that administer these units are required by federal law to rent them to low-income families at rents the families can afford. Those rents are often inadequate to … -
Press Release: Rebuilding Aid for Neediest Katrina Victims Should be Retained in Final Supplemental Funding Bill
May 9, 2006
The first federal housing assistance aimed specifically at poor households harmed by last year’s hurricanes could fall victim to House-Senate differences over emergency supplemental funding legislation, even though this funding is unrelated to “earmarks” that House leaders have vowed to … -
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 … -
Press Release: Many Communities Would Be Forced To Reduce Number of Housing Vouchers Under Administration’s Budget
March 13, 2006
The Administration’s proposed budget for the Housing Choice Voucher Program for 2007 would underfund roughly 70 percent of the state and local housing agencies that administer the program, according to a new Center analysis. These agencies would be forced to reduce the number of low-income … -
State Fact Sheets: Winners and Losers Under Administration's 2007 Housing Voucher Funding Plan
March 13, 2006
State-specific fact sheets containing information on the impact of the Administration's housing voucher funding plan are provided through the links below. Alabama Kentucky … -
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, … -
Appropriations Shortfall Cuts Funding for 80,000 Housing Vouchers This Year
Revised February 11, 2005
Executive Summary On December 8, 2004, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-447), setting spending levels for 13 federal departments including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Administration had originally proposed cutting funding for the leading … -
Improvements to Appropriations Bills Needed to Protect Housing Vouchers in 2005
November 8, 2004
The Senate and House Appropriations Committees have each approved bills funding the “Section 8” Housing Choice Voucher program and other HUD programs in fiscal year 2005. Neither committee approved the Administration’s proposal to convert the voucher program to a block grant. In addition, both committees rejected deep …
