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Large Majority of Housing Voucher Recipients Work, are Elderly, or Have Disabilities
December 2, 2011
In light of renewed interest among policymakers in increasing the "self-sufficiency" of recipients of housing assistance (and other public benefit programs), we used recent administrative data submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by state and local housing agencies to analyze the demographic … -
SNAP’S Homeless Shelter Deduction Can Provide Much-Needed Help for Homeless Individuals and Families
December 2, 2011
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's (SNAP) homeless shelter deduction offers states a flexible tool to provide increased benefits to individuals and families who are without permanent housing but still have shelter expenses. Thanks to improvements made in the 2002 Farm Bill, the deduction is simple to administer and can … -
Proposed Change in HUD’s “Minimum Rent” Policy Could Raise Rents for Several Hundred Thousand Poor Families
Revised November 28, 2011
Leadership of the House Financial Services Committee recently circulated draft legislation that could increase rental costs for several hundred thousand extremely poor families that receive federal housing assistance. Families in every state could face rent increases that could total $300 a year or more (see Appendix 1). The change … -
Methodology and Explanation of Housing Voucher Utilization Data
October 18, 2011
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Testimony: Will Fischer, Senior Policy Analyst, Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity
October 13, 2011
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Will Fischer, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Center is an independent, non-profit policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of federal and state policy issues affecting low- and moderate-income families. The Center's housing work … -
House and Senate Funding Bills Risk Loss of Rental Assistance For Thousands of Low-Income Families
October 12, 2011
The House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee and the full Senate Appropriations Committee have approved fiscal year 2012 funding bills that would make deep cuts in the budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The proposed cuts, which are much deeper than the average reductions that the recently-enacted Budget … -
Expansion of HUD’s “Moving-To-Work” Demonstration Is Not Justified
September 27, 2011
Proposals before Congress would sharply expand HUD's Moving-to-Work (MTW) demonstration, which allows HUD to grant broad waivers of federal statutes and regulations to agencies that administer the public housing and Section 8 voucher programs in order to test experimental policies. An expansion of MTW is not justified: it would reduce the … -
An Update on HUD Program Funding for FY 2012
September 27, 2011
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Letter from 810 Groups Urging Senate Banking Committee to Act on Section 8 Reform Legislation
September 21, 2011
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House Bill’s Deep Cuts in Public Housing Would Raise Future Federal Costs and Harm Vulnerable Low-Income Families
September 16, 2011
A House Appropriations subcommittee last week voted to reduce funding for public housing in 2012 by $1.4 billion, or 20 percent, below the 2011 level. This reduction, which would come on top of significant reductions in public housing capital funding over the past decade, would expose low-income households in public housing to … -
Update on Housing Choice Voucher Funding for 2012
September 12, 2011
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Section 8 Rental Assistance Programs Are Not Growing as Share of HUD Budget
July 20, 2011
Contrary to the concerns that some lawmakers have expressed, there is no evidence that the Section 8 rental assistance programs for low-income families — the Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Rental Assistance programs — are crowding out spending on other HUD programs. In 2010, the most recent year for which data are available, total outlays … -
Testimony: Barbara Sard, Vice President for Housing Policy, Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Support
June 23, 2011
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Barbara Sard, Vice President for Housing Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Center is an independent, nonprofit policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of federal and state policy issues affecting low- and moderate-income families. … -
Unbalanced Approach to Deficit Reduction Could Cripple Housing and Community Development Programs
June 23, 2011
Housing and community development programs could face crippling cuts over time if Congress and the Obama Administration agree to a deficit reduction plan that relies primarily or entirely on spending reductions rather than on a balanced mix that includes a significant revenue contribution. Congress already made significant funding cuts in … -
Small Housing Agency Reform
June 2, 2011
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State-By-State Fact Sheets: Federal Rental Assistance
Updated May 4, 2011
This page is no longer being updated. For the most recent data on federal rental assistance please see this page. For each state, the linked fact sheet has data on each of the major federal rental assistance programs and the unmet need for housing assistance. The sources of the various data in the fact sheet for each state are explained here. To view the … -
HUD Requests Applications for Small Area FMR Demonstration
April 26, 2011
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Impact of the House Republican FY 2012 Budget on Housing and Community Development Programs
April 26, 2011
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Converting Funding of Some Public Housing Developments to Section 8 Subsidies Would Help Preserve Needed Units
March 25, 2011
The Obama Administration’s 2012 budget proposes a demonstration project to fund a limited number of public housing developments through the “Section 8” rental assistance program rather than the public housing program. These conversions should help preserve the nation’s stock of public housing by giving … -
Off the Charts Blog Post: Keeping Public Housing in Good Repair
March 25, 2011
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House Spending Bill Renews Most Low-Income Rental Assistance but Would Undercut Efforts to Reduce Homelessness and Meet Other Critical Housing Needs
March 7, 2011
Legislation that the House of Representatives recently passed to cut funding for non-security discretionary programs in the current year (fiscal 2011) would provide adequate funding for several major low-income rental assistance programs — for renewal of Housing Choice vouchers and Section 8 project-based rental assistance … -
Local Estimates of Public Housing Capital Fund Cuts Under House GOP Bill
March 7, 2011
The 2011 funding proposal (H.R. 1) that the House of Representatives passed on February 19 would reduce public housing capital funding by nearly $1.1 billion, or 43 percent, compared to the 2010 level. This cut would prevent local housing agencies from carrying out needed repairs to public housing developments, such as replacing boilers or fixing roofs. To … -
Off the Charts Blog Post: What Will Happen to Housing Funding in the Next 2 Years?
March 3, 2011
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Off the Charts Blog Post: “Nightline” Exposé on Public Housing Tells Incomplete Story
January 28, 2011
