When the Senate Appropriations Committee considers a draft bill next week to fund the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for fiscal year 2019, it should include enough funding to fully renew rental assistance for 5 million families with children, seniors, people with...
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House HUD Funding Bill Has Bright Spots But Falls Short
May 18, 2018
A House subcommittee approved a fiscal year 2019 appropriations bill this week for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that rejects President Trump’s proposed deep cuts...
Trump 2019 Budget Slashes Aid for Families Struggling to Pay Rent
February 12, 2018
Update, February 22: we’ve updated this post based on more recent information from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
At a time when a historically high number of low-income households are struggling to pay rent and make ends meet, President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget proposes the most radical retrenchment of federal aid for such families since the U.S. Housing...
Five Things to Look for in President Trump’s 2019 HUD Budget
February 9, 2018
When President Trump releases his 2019 budget on Monday, we should assess his proposed funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the extent to which it would expand or cut rental assistance to low-income individuals and families. We’ll be asking whether the budget:
- Renews ...
Strengthening Federal Rental Aid Should Be 2018 Budget Priority
January 17, 2018
Lawmakers are continuing to negotiate a two-year deal to raise federal spending caps, setting the stage for 2018 funding legislation that would include the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In such legislation, Congress should include the funds to strengthen HUD’s...
New Homelessness Count Shows There’s Still Work to Do
December 11, 2017
The sobering findings of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) latest annual count of homeless people — that homelessness remains a persistent problem and some communities are losing ground — show that federal policymakers have much to do to help address this serious problem.
The...
Without More HUD Funds, Every State Will Lose Housing Vouchers in 2018
October 27, 2017
With the number of households struggling to pay rent near historic highs, and federal rent aid reaching only 1 in 4 eligible households, the Department of Housing and Urban...
Senate HUD Funding Bill a Huge Improvement Over House Bill, But Concerns Remain
August 8, 2017
Before leaving for August recess, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 2018 funding bill for the Departments of Transportation and of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that includes a substantial increase for rental assistance for low-income households. Yet the increase may not be enough to keep pace with rising rents in the largest rental assistance program —...
House Funding Bill Cuts 140,000 Housing Vouchers
July 20, 2017
The 2018 funding bill for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the House Appropriations Committee approved this week fails to renew 140,000...
Will House Avert Cuts in Rental Aid?
July 10, 2017
When a House subcommittee considers the 2018 funding bill for the departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tomorrow evening, a key question will be: will it sustain the rental aid that now enables 4.8 million low-income households — nearly all of which include seniors, people...
