1. U.S. SEEKS CUTS IN HOUSING AID TO URBAN POOR.
- Author
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Chen, David W.
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HOUSING subsidies , *RENT subsidies , *POOR families , *SUBSIDIES , *HOUSING policy , *PUBLIC housing , *POOR people , *GOVERNMENT policy , *HOUSING , *URBAN policy , *SOCIAL policy , *HOUSING authorities , *HOUSING finance ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 - Abstract
Reports that the U.S. President George W. Bush administration has proposed reducing the value of subsidized-housing vouchers given to poor New York City residents in 2005, with even bigger cuts planned for some urban New England areas. How the proposal is based on a disputed new formula; Potential impact on poor families, who will be forced to pay hundreds of extra dollars per month in rent; Overview of the Section 8 program, which will be affected; Rationale for changing the Section 8 program, according to the housing secretary, Alphonso Jackson; Issue of fair market rents; Observation of some housing groups that many predominantly Democratic states, including New York and Massachusetts, fare poorly under the new proposals, while Republican states tend to benefit; Outlook.
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- 2004