How would the block grant affect housing for low income families?
The Administrations proposal to block grant the housing voucher program would change it from a program that receives funds from Congress based on the actual cost of housing low income families to one that receives funds according to a formula set by Congress based on the money that is available. This is a fundamental shift in the design of the program from market-based funding to whatever Congress determines it can afford. Wouldnt Public Housing Authorities still have to serve low income families? The proposal does not protect families currently using vouchers. Since local authorities would be under pressure to serve the same number of families with fewer dollars, families with extremely low incomes would be at risk of losing their vouchers to families with higher incomes. HUD officials are explicit in their preference that the program serves more people with higher incomes, who require less of a subsidy. Additionally, the local housing authority would be granted wide latitude in use o
