The fight to Increase funding for housing programs – Housing Choice Vouchers, Homelessness Assistance and HOME – does not end with the budget deal.
raise the caps
Increased funding for HUD programs such as the Housing Choice Vouchers is critical but even with the caps raised it is “still a very tight budget.”
Congress should do more, not less, to make sure Lynne, and our neighbors in NJ experiencing homelessness, have a place they can afford to call home.
Reports from the discussions indicate the possibility of a two-year deal for FY16 and FY17, akin to the “Murray-Ryan” deal that expired in 2015.
On October 19, 2015 at 3:00 p.m., join a webinar on Spending Caps, Budget Negotiations, and the Impact on Housing and Community Development.