"If the federal government has its way, programs that provide housing subsidies to low-income people will soon be cut, and current recipients will have to comply with work rules and time limits on residency. Those who receive Section 8 subsidies are now facing draconian budget-slashing that will put millions in danger of losing their homes. These plans have long been on the right's anti-poor wish list."
"In fact, when the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 agenda was released in April 2023, it outlined a long list of ways to curtail benefits to the poor, from cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to defunding subsidized housing programs. Among other things, the multifaceted document recommended repeal of the 57-year-old Fair Housing Act, which prohibits landlords and building owners from discriminating against potential renters and home buyers "on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status, or national origin.""
"Scott Turner, a former NFL player tapped to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in February, made his contempt for Section 8 subsidies clear, telling a Newsweek reporter that "the taxpayer-funded vacation is over.""
Federal proposals would cut housing subsidies for low-income people, impose work requirements, and set time limits on residency, putting many Section 8 recipients at risk of homelessness. The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 called for cuts to Medicaid and SNAP and for defunding subsidized housing, and recommended repealing the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status, or national origin." Right-wing efforts have targeted the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program and sought removal of undocumented members of mixed-status households from public housing. The administration is moving to reduce multiple social welfare programs.
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