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Improvements to Appropriations Bills Needed to Protect Housing Vouchers in 2005
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
11/8/04
49K-HTML, 48K-PDF, 10pp.

Large Families Face Higher Rent Burdens And Fewer Housing Opportunities Under New HUD Rent Rules
By Will Fischer, Barbara Sard, and Tara O�Neill
Revised 10/14/04
Full Report: 110K-HTML, 49K-PDF, 9pp.
Press Release: 19K-HTML, 27K-PDF, 2pp.
Local Data:  19K-HTML

Funding Instability Threatens to Erode Business Community�s Confidence In The Housing Voucher Program
Barbara Sard
10/14/04
55K-HTML, 53K-PDF, 11pp.

Hasty Changes To HUD's "Fair Market Rents" Would Disrupt Housing Assistance
Will Fischer and Barbara Sard
9/16/04
43K-HTML, 46K-PDF, 8pp.

Impacts Of 2005 Proposed Fair Market Rents
Will Fischer and Barbara Sard
Revised 9/16/04
20K-HTML

Response to HUD Secretary Jackson�s New York Times Column on Housing Vouchers
8/16/04
27K-HTML, 33K-PDF, 5pp.

Local Consequences Of HUD's Fiscal Year 2004 Voucher Funding Policy
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
7/15/04
Press Release: 26K-HTML, 33K-PDF, 4pp.
Survey Results: 310K-HTML, 86K-PDF, 18pp.
Glossary of Terms: 20K-HTML, 27K-PDF, 4pp.

Further Action By HUD Needed to Halt Cuts In Housing Assistance for Low-income Families
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
Revised 7/15/04
105K-HTML, 107K-PDF, 19pp.
Fact Sheet: 16K-HTML, 45K-PDF, 2pp.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Administration�s Fiscal Year 2005 Housing Voucher Proposal
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
7/9/04
62K-HTML, 61K-PDF, 13pp.

The Myth of Spiraling Voucher Costs
6/11/04
12K-HTML, 24K-PDF, 2pp.

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
4/7/04
15K-HTML, 37K-PDF, 2pp.

Is the Superwaiver the Only Way?
Shawn Fremstad and Sharon Parrott
3/24/04
105K-HTML, 124K-PDF, 21pp.

Sources and Methods Used to Estimate Impact of Housing Voucher Proposals in Administration�s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
Revised 3/24/04
33K-HTML, 52K-PDF, 6pp.

Administration Seeks Deep Cuts In Housing Vouchers and Conversion of Program to a Block Grant
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
Revised 3/24/04
206K-HTML, 113K-PDF, 16pp.

"Family Self-Sufficiency" Program Imperiled By HUD's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request
Barbara Sard
3/23/04
42K-HTML, 42K-PDF, 7pp.

�Superwaiver� Provision in House TANF Reauthorization Bill Could Significantly Weaken Public Housing, Food Stamps, and Other Low-Income Programs
Shawn Fremstad and Sharon Parrott
3/23/04
34K-HTML, 41K-PDF, 6pp.

The Local Impact Of Proposed Cuts In Federal Housing Assistance
3/17/04
Press Release: 18K-HTML , 28K-PDF, 3pp.
Methodology: 35K-PDF, 5pp.
Data by Public Housing Agency: 20K-HTML
Transcript: The Local Impact Of Proposed Cuts In Federal Housing Assistance, 19pp.

HUD�s Reliance on Rent Trends for High-End Apartments to Criticize the Housing Voucher Program is Mistaken
3/16/04
45K-HTML, 43K-PDF, 5pp.

Passing the Buck: The Administration�s �Flexible Voucher Program� Would Compel Housing Agencies to Impose Deep Cuts In 2005 and Subsequent Years
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
3/16/04
52K-HTML, 59K-PDF, 11pp.

Press Release: President�s Budget Would Slash Major Housing Program By 30 Percent By 2009
Revised 3/8/04
20K-HTML, 31K-PDF, 2pp.

Fact Sheet: Administration Proposal Could Cause Loss of 250,000 Housing Vouchers in 2005
Revised 3/8/04
11K-HTML, 40K-PDF, 1pp.

Nearly All Recent Section 8 Growth Results From Rising Housing Costs and Congressional Decisions To Serve More Needy Families
Barbara Sard and Will Fischer
2/2/04
27K-HTML, 35K-PDF, 5pp.