3/5/08
HUD Budget Contains Major Funding Shortfalls: Congress Needs to Add $6.5 Billion to Administration’s Request to Avoid Cuts In Assistance for Low-Income Families
Revised 1/4/08
Preliminary Analysis of the HUD Provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for FY 2008
11/14/07
HUD Bill Avoids Deep Cuts in 2008: President’s Veto Threat Risks Loss of Housing Assistance for Low-Income Families
9/28/07
Housing Vouchers Could Be At Risk In 2008: Distribution Formula and Funding Level Are Key Issues
» methodological appendix
5/29/07
Congress Should Increase HUD’s Budget to Prevent Families from Losing Assistance and Address Growing Needs
» with appendix
2/1/07
The Effects of the Federal Budget Squeeze On Low-Income Housing Assistance
11/2/06
Fixing the Housing Voucher Formula: A No-Cost Way to Strengthen the "Section 8" Program
» state fact sheets
» technical appendix
Revised 4/25/06
President's 2007 Budget Renews Same Number Of Housing Vouchers Funded In 2006, But Many Local Programs Could Face Cuts Due to Flawed Funding Formula
» press release
» state-by-state data
2/17/06
Initial Assessment President’s 2007 Budget: Impacts on Housing Voucher Program and Hurricane Recovery
8/24/05
High Stakes for the Housing Voucher Program in the 2006 Appropriations Bill
Press Release: HTM | PDF
State Fact Sheets
Summary Appendix: HTM | PDF, 2pp.
National Summary Table, 3pp.
Methodology, 13pp.
NLHA Sign-on Letter, 2pp.
Revised 8/23/05
HUD Data Show Housing Voucher Costs Leveled Off Starting In 2003 As Rental Market Cooled
» Fact Sheet | Methodology
5/9/05
Administration Housing Proposal Lays Groundwork For Planned Funding Reductions
» Fact Sheet | Appendix
2/18/05
Local Effects of Housing Voucher Funding Shortfalls
» With state-by-state data
2/7/05
Appropriations Shortfall Cuts Funding For 80,000 Housing Vouchers This Year: Congress Rejected Deeper Reduction Sought By Administration
11/8/04
Improvements to Appropriations Bills Needed to Protect Housing Vouchers in 2005
10/14/04
Funding Instability Threatens to Erode Business Community’s Confidence In The Housing Voucher Program
7/15/04
Local Consequences Of HUD's Fiscal Year 2004 Voucher Funding Policy
Press Release: HTML, PDF, 4pp.
Survey Results: HTML, PDF, 18pp.
Glossary of Terms: HTML, PDF, 4pp.
Revised 7/15/04
Further Action By HUD Needed to Halt Cuts In Housing Assistance for Low-income Families
Fact Sheet: HTML, PDF, 2pp.
6/11/04
The Myth of Spiraling Voucher Costs
4/7/04
Administration’s Budget Would Undermine Key “Asset-Building” Program For Lower-Income Working Families While Helping Wealthy Families Build Savings Through Expensive New Tax Breaks
Revised 3/24/04
Sources and Methods Used to Estimate Impact of Housing Voucher Proposals in Administration’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
Revised 3/24/04
Administration Seeks Deep Cuts In Housing Vouchers and Conversion of Program to a Block Grant
3/23/04
"Family Self-Sufficiency" Program Imperiled By HUD's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request
3/17/04
The Local Impact Of Proposed Cuts In Federal Housing Assistance
Press Release: HTML , -PDF, 3pp.
Methodology: PDF, 5pp.
Data by Public Housing Agency: HTML
Transcript: The Local Impact Of Proposed Cuts In Federal Housing Assistance, 19pp.
3/16/04
HUD’s Reliance on Rent Trends for High-End Apartments to Criticize the Housing Voucher Program is Mistaken
3/16/04
Passing the Buck: The Administration’s “Flexible Voucher Program” Would Compel Housing Agencies to Impose Deep Cuts In 2005 and Subsequent Years
Revised 3/8/04
Press Release:
President’s Budget Would Slash Major Housing Program By 30 Percent By 2009
Revised 3/8/04
Fact Sheet:
Administration Proposal Could Cause Loss of 250,000 Housing Vouchers in 2005
2/2/04
Nearly All Recent Section 8 Growth Results From Rising Housing Costs and Congressional Decisions To Serve More Needy Families
12/24/03
Omnibus Bill Appropriates Sufficient Funding To Renew Housing Vouchers: Impact of Some New Provisions Will Depend on Implementation by HUD
11/14/03
House-Senate Conference Committee Poised to Decide Fate of Housing Voucher Funding
9/23/03
Senate Committee Bill May Avert Cuts to Housing Vouchers Despite Inadequate Appropriation
9/23/03
Fact Sheet:
Senate Bill May Avert Housing Voucher Cuts Despite Low Appropriation
8/29/03
New CBO Estimate Confirms Shortfall In Housing Voucher Funding
Revised 8/29/03
House Funding Level Would Lead To More Than 60,000 Fewer Families Receiving Housing Voucher Assistance
Revised 8/29/03
Over 60,000 Fewer Families Would Receive Housing Vouchers Under House Bill
Revised 7/25/03
Estimating The Shortfall In Requested Voucher Funding For Fiscal Year 2004
Revised 7/24/03
Funding Level Approved By House Subcommittee Would Reduce, But Not Eliminate, Shortfall In Housing Voucher Funding
Revised 7/21/03
New HUD Data Show Families Will Likely Lose Housing Vouchers If Congress Approves President's Budget Request
7/16/03
HUD Response To Center Report Fails To Refute Finding That Administration's Budget Request Would Result In Large Reduction In Number Of Low-Income Families With Housing Vouchers
7/11/03
Press Release
: Housing Assistance To Be Eliminated For 184,000 Households Under Administration's Budget Request
Revised 5/1/03
President's Budget Requests Insufficient Funding For Housing Vouchers In 2004
Revised 5/1/03
Fact Sheet: President's Budget Cuts Housing Vouchers For Low-Income Families
3/31/03
Funding Level In House Budget Would Likely Lead To Cuts To Housing Assistance For Low-Income Families Considerably More Severe Than Those Proposed In The President's Budget
1/31/03
FACT SHEET: Senate's Approach to Funding Housing Voucher Program Superior to House's
1/24/03
Senate Housing Voucher Plan Would Protect Low-Income Families And Result in Sounder Program Budgeting
Revised 12/11/02
House Bill Would Cut 125,000 Vouchers for Low-income Families
Revised 11/22/02
House VA-HUD Appropriations Bill Would Jeopardize Access to Housing Vouchers for Low-Income Families
Revised 9/10/02
Funding New Welfare-to-Work Housing Vouchers Should Be a Priority For Fiscal Year 2003
2/22/02
Relieving The Recession: Nineteen Ways States Can Assist Low-Income Families During the Downturn