RRHA Suspends Tenant-Based Housing Vouchers Due to Federal Funding Cuts

RRHA suspends tenant-based housing vouchers due to federal funding cuts

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Residents across the Central Virginia region are continuing to see the impacts of federal funding cuts, which are keeping low-income families in public housing longer than planned.  On Tuesday, May 20, the Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority (RRHA) announced the suspension of new tenant-based vouchers from the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, which was formerly known as Section 8. The voucher gives RRHA residents…

DOGE Takes Aim at Section 8—Will Vouchers Lose Funding? - Boston Real Estate Investors Association

In This Article DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency) has been ripping through the federal government like a chainsaw. No department is immune, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which, among other duties, administers Section 8 housing vouchers to public housing agencies (PHAs). In the face of Texas-based Musk’s impending chainsaw massacre, […] The post DOGE Takes Aim at Section 8—Will Vouchers Lose Funding…

Richmond public housing authority stops issuing new vouchers amid funding strains

Richmond’s public housing authority stopped issuing new vouchers for very low-income residents to rent housing from private landlords this week.Although a press release from the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority announcing the decision links the move to proposed federal budget cuts, CEO Steven Nesmith said in an interview the halt was due to both rising housing costs and a $1 million reduction in federal funding this year. RRHA admini…