Trump Administration Plan Could End Housing Aid for 1.4 Million Low-Income Families, Study Warns
HOUSTON, TEXAS, JUL 15 – Houston Housing Authority plans to limit housing vouchers to two years and add work requirements, potentially affecting 19,000 low-income households amid efforts to reduce federal spending.
- The Trump administration's proposed two-year limit on housing benefits could lead to 1.4 million low-income households losing rental assistance, a study warns.
- The change would largely impact working families with children who have relied on subsidies for over two years.
- Critics argue the time limit could derail progress toward self-sufficiency, contradicting the stated goal of the policy change.
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Low-Income Families Face Homelessness Under Proposed HUD Changes
Source: Ralf-Finn Hestoft / Getty A study from New York University projects that 1.4 million low-income families could lose their homes if the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets a two-year time limit for residents living in government-subsidized housing. According to AP, the Trump administration submitted a discretionary budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year that would introduce drastic changes to how HUD has traditionall…
Families, kids most at risk of losing HUD housing with proposed limits
A Trump administration proposal could put more than a million low-income households at risk of losing their government-subsidized housing. That’s according to new research from New York University, obtained by The Associated Press. The study suggests a proposed two-year time…
Study details bleak outlook for housing voucher recipients under Trump budget proposal
“If a voucher were to disappear out from under them there is really no way to feasibly continue living in that apartment for the average household,” said an administrator with the group that compiled the report. (Photo: iStock/Getty Images)For housing voucher recipients in Nevada, the average cost of rent is far higher than their monthly income, meaning cuts to the voucher program would almost certainly result in them losing their housing, accor…
OMB DDM Ueland: ‘The time for action is now’
The Office of Management and Budget is readying a new President’s Management Agenda. While the timeline for release and the specifics are still to be determined, Eric Ueland, the deputy director for management at OMB, was clear on the PMA’s theme. “The time for action is now for the federal government,” Ueland said yesterday during the Government Efficiency Summit sponsored by Government Executive. “We in the Trump administration need to deliver…
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