Trump administration Eyes eyes cut deep on section 8 vouchers
Three people who are familiar with these conversations speak with time on condition of anonymity, said that the changes are expected to be part of the upcoming budget proposal of Trump for the tax year of 2026.
Although the details remain vague, sources indicated that the plan would probably result in less federal dollars for rental assistance, so that the expected reductions in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud).
On Thursday the administration also started steps to move the current HUD headquarters in Washington, DC
Possible consequences
Currently, around 2.3 million households with a low income of federal vouchers, managed through local housing authorities, trust to pay rent. Although the program is part of a framework of $ 54 billion rental assistance, demand consistently exceeds financing, so that long waiting lists remain while the rental prices continue to rise nationally, the Times reported.
“If there were essentially a cut -off of the voucher program National Association for Homes and Redevelopment OfficersThe Times told.
Only one in four eligible families receives a voucher due to budget restrictions. Cutbacks would force agencies to “make difficult decisions” and possibly stop benefits for many, he added.
Rachel Cauley, a spokeswoman for the White House Budget Office, said The Times that “there were no definitive financing decisions.”
Russell Vought, the architect of the Document Conservative Project 2025 that leads to the White House Office of Management and Budget, has previously condemned section 8 Housing.
A HUD spokesperson refused to comment, said The Times.
Attempts to expand section 8, LA stops new vouchers
Together with attempts to return current utilities, an extension of the pandemic era of the voucher program has been set to run. Congress democrats estimate that 32,000 current recipients can quickly lose help.
In March a two -part group of legislators of the House of Representatives And Senate Introduced a bill that tries to expand section 8, also known as the HCV program (Housing Choice Voucher Voucher (HCV).
With reference to federal budget uncertainty, the Housing authority of the city of Los Angeles Announced in March that it has stopped accepting new applications for section 8 vouchers.
