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Comparison Between Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA) and Current Law
December 9, 2010
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House Continuing Resolution Would Prevent Deep Cuts in Families Assisted by Low-Income Housing Programs
December 9, 2010
The full-year continuing resolution that the House of Representatives approved yesterday includes funding increases for the current fiscal year (2011) for three housing programs that play an important role in alleviating hardship and reducing homelessness among low-income families: the Housing Choice (“Section 8”) Voucher Program, … -
Podcast: Housing Assistance at Risk for Struggling Families
December 7, 2010
Senior Policy Analyst Doug Rice discusses proposed funding cuts that could cause tens of thousands of low-income families to lose housing assistance during these tough economic times.
Duration: 3:20
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Proposals to Cut Domestic Programs Threaten Loss of Housing Assistance for Thousands of Low-Income Families
November 29, 2010
The full House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Appropriations have approved bills that would provide adequate funding in 2011 to renew all Housing Choice (“Section 8”) vouchers used by low-income families this year, according to Center analysis. If final appropriations legislation were to fund the … -
Audio Highlights from the "Preserving Public Housing: Issues and Options" Policy Forum
July 28, 2010
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Urban Institute, and Abt Associates, Inc. sponsored "Preserving Public Housing: Issues and Options," a series of policy forums on the Obama Administration’s PETRA proposal. PETRA would institute new rules governing key rights of tenants in developments converted under the plan, including rights … -
Using TANF Emergency Funds to Help Prevent and Address Family Homelessness
July 13, 2010
At least 15 states are using federal stimulus dollars provided through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Emergency Fund to assist the growing number of needy families that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless because of the recession. The number of homeless families has increased for each of the last two years and the … -
“SEVRA” Housing Voucher Reform Bill Would Update and Streamline Program
Revised May 13, 2010
The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA), which the House Financial Services Committee approved in July 2009, contains a series of important, carefully crafted measures to strengthen the housing voucher program. Most significantly, it would help and encourage state and local housing agencies to assist more needy families … -
Podcast: Transforming Rental Assistance
April 27, 2010
Will Fischer, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center, discusses the President’s plan to preserve affordable housing. Duration: 4:22
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President’s Budget Would Strengthen Housing Voucher Program
April 6, 2010
Executive Summary In a budget that would freeze overall funding for non-security discretionary (i.e., non-entitlement) programs, the Administration has made the renewal of “Section 8” Housing Choice vouchers a priority. The President’s budget requests $17.1 billion to renew vouchers in 2011, an increase of $875 million above … -
Obama Budget Includes Major Plan to Preserve Needed Affordable Housing
March 16, 2010
The President’s $350 million Transforming Rental Assistance (TRA) initiative, outlined in his fiscal 2011 budget, would enable local housing agencies and private owners to more easily preserve affordable housing, in part by giving them more adequate and sustainable funding to operate it. As a result, TRA would help preserve an estimated … -
Sharp Expansion of HUD’s “Moving-To-Work” Demonstration Raises Serious Concerns
January 22, 2010
A proposal before Congress would sharply expand HUD’s Moving-to-Work (MTW) demonstration. Unless important limitations are added, this expansion would reduce the number of families receiving housing assistance by shifting funds out of the Section 8 housing voucher program. It also would expose more low-income families to …
