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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) estimates that President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal would allow HUD to raise rents for up to four million HUD-assisted low-income families. According to the analysis, the budget would increase rents by:
The Senate Committee on Banking recently voted to recommend the nomination of Pam Patenaude to serve as HUD Deputy Secretary. Her nomination was supported by all members in attendance except for Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
Approximately one-third of adults age 65 years or older fall in their home, resulting in injury, long-term disability, and premature institutionalization. By 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the cost related to these kinds of injuries to be nearly $60 billion a year. In an effort to reduce and prevent falls and their associated costs, HUD recently released a wide-ranging report recommending a more holistic approach to seniors aging-in-place...
Orlando Cabrera, former assistant secretary for Public and Indian Housing under President George W. Bush, recently wrote an opinion piece for a political website, The Hill, entitled “Trump's plan to cut public housing is a mistake for America.”
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) recently filed a lawsuit against HUD alleging that the agency’s refusal to waive fees related to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is unlawful. According to the ASPCA, in 2015 a FOIA request was submitted seeking information on HUD’s policy of exempting housing authorities participating in the agency’s Moving to Work program from federal laws and regulations permitting pet ...
LeadingAge recently launched a new campaign to save HUD’s Section 202 Housing for the Elderly program. Save HUD 202 is a comprehensive, multi-month effort to convince lawmakers to fully fund the program. The campaign, Save HUD 202, focuses on: preventing cuts to HUD 202; maintaining 100 percent funding for people served by affordable housing today; and expanding funding to create new affordable housing for older adults.
Controversial Irving, Texas, Mayor Beth Van Duyne recently announced that she accepted a new job as a regional administrator for HUD. She will oversee HUD in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
On April 14, 2017, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Income Limits. These income limits are effective as of April 14. Income limits are set by HUD to determine the eligibility of applicants for HUD’s assisted housing programs. Section 8 Fair Market Rent (FMR) area definitions are used to develop median family income estimates for each metropolitan area and non-metropolitan county.
Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) recently reintroduced legislation called the “Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act.” It builds on the protections provided under the Violence Against Women Act of 2013 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 by establishing “a nationwide standard that victims of domestic violence and sexual assault cannot be evicted or denied access to housing solely for being victims of those...
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney issued a memorandum requiring all federal agencies to begin taking immediate actions to achieve near-term workforce reductions and cost savings based on President Donald Trump’s FY18 Budget Blueprint. The memo provides guidance on fulfilling the requirements of President Trump’s Executive Order 13781, requiring the director of OMB to propose a plan to eliminate unnecessary federal agencies, compone...
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