Funding for Section 8 Housing Subsidies

Section 8 shortfall leaves thousands waiting, By Dan Gorenstein, August 23, 2009, National Public Radio: “Federal funding for Section 8, the nation’s largest rental assistance program, could dry up for some housing authorities before year’s end. The shortfall is forcing some low-income families to pay higher rents – and putting others in jeopardy of losing their vouchers altogether. As for the hundreds of thousands currently on multiyear waiting lists nationwide, the wait is now even longer. In New Hampshire, the Housing Finance Authority cut aid, forcing people to pay more in rent. Executive Director Dean Christon doesn’t like to squeeze people who make on average less than $15,000 a year, but he says that’s better than the alternative…”