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State Policies to Assist Working-Poor Families
December 10, 2004
Introduction For a large and growing number of Americans, having a job is not enough to lift them out of poverty. This report presents a menu of practical policy options that states can adopt to help working-poor families meet their basic needs and improve their lives. The number of people in working-poor families has grown significantly in the last two decades. In 2003, 13.1 … -
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 … -
Funding Instability Threatens to Erode Business Community’s Confidence In The Housing Voucher Program
October 14, 2004
At its core, the Section 8 housing voucher program represents a partnership between the private sector, which builds and maintains the housing occupied by voucher holders, and the public sector, which provides a subsidy to make the housing affordable to low-income families. For 30 years, this partnership has worked well, … -
Large Families Face Higher Rent Burdens and Fewer Housing Opportunities Under New HUD Rent Rules
Revised October 14, 2004
On October 1, 2004, HUD put into effect new rent standards — known as Fair Market Rents or FMRs — that will be used to set maximum rent levels for the “Section 8” housing voucher program and other low-income housing assistance programs during fiscal year 2005. In many local areas, the Fair Market Rents … -
Press Release: HUD Cutting Rent Aid To Larger Low-Income Families
October 12, 2004
New, more restrictive HUD limits on rental assistance for larger low-income families in many areas will sharply reduce the amount of aid these families receive through the “Section 8” voucher program during fiscal year 2005, a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy … -
State Fact Sheets: Local Data on Final 2005 Fair Market Rents
October 12, 2004
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Nearly All Recent Section 8 Growth Results From Rising Housing Costs and Congressional Decisions To Serve More Needy Families
February 2, 2004
Administration officials have raised concerns that the Section 8 housing voucher program, the nation’s principal low-income housing assistance program, has grown excessively in recent years. They have said the Administration’s forthcoming budget will include proposals to reduce voucher costs. [1] Analysis of total …
