Trump Administration Should Reinstate Promising Housing Voucher Initiative
September 11, 2017
September 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities issued the following news release:
The Trump Administration's suspension of a 2016 regulatory provision governing the Housing Choice Voucher program will leave in place a flawed policy that reinforces segregation and reduces the program's efficiency. The provision, suspended August 11, would have required state and local housing agencies in 23 metropolitan areas to adopt small area fair market rents (SAFMRs), which . . .
The Trump Administration's suspension of a 2016 regulatory provision governing the Housing Choice Voucher program will leave in place a flawed policy that reinforces segregation and reduces the program's efficiency. The provision, suspended August 11, would have required state and local housing agencies in 23 metropolitan areas to adopt small area fair market rents (SAFMRs), which . . .