Tag: section 8 housing choice voucher
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Section 8 Waitlist Announcements: April 24, 2023
There are five (5) new Section 8 waiting list openings, and another waiting list for affordable housing announced this week by AHO.
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Biden’s FY22 budget increases housing opportunities for low-income renters
Last month, President Biden released a broad outline of his Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Last week, the president followed up with more details. The updated FY 2022 budget has specific amounts proposed for each federal program. This includes federal housing programs at HUD and USDA. President Biden’s annual spending proposal includes modest increases for most…
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Housing Authorities receive CARES Act funding to help HCV residents
$472 million in CARES Act funding is being used to help Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) residents during the coronavirus pandemic. “This funding will provide additional resources to public housing authorities to make sure people have a decent, safe, and affordable place to call home,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson in HUD’s press release.…
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HEROES Act would give a lot of support to low-income renters
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act this week. This is the House’s latest aid package to help people and businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. At $3 trillion, it would surpass the recent CARES Act as the largest aid package in U.S. history.…