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What are the pro's and con's of the Bush Administration's proposal to convert the Section 8 voucher program into an aggregated block grant to the state?"
This is a paper that outlines the arguments of why Bush Administration's proposal to convert Section 8 voucher program to block grant is not feasible.
The Section 8 voucher program, which was started in 1976, helps approximately 2 million low-income families and people with special needs, such as the elderly and disabled, pay for rented housing. The program can also be used by these people to save up for down payments when purchasing housing. The program is administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which currently distributes the funds to low-income families through public housing agencies.
Typically, citizens contribute a maximum of 30% of their monthly income in rent, and the Government pays the rest. Families who make less than 50% of an area's median income can apply for vouchers. ("About the federal Section 8 housing voucher program," 2003)
The 2004 budget proposals suggest a major change in the way the Section 8 disbursements are handled. Until now, the money passes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to several thousand public housing agencies, who then administer the program. Under the proposed scheme, central Government will transfer the grant en-bloc to the states, which will then disburse the funds and also take over the administrative aspects of the program.
The existing program has often come under criticism for being, in some...
Low Income Housing Credit The low income tax credit has been an issue of debate since it was created. Many believe that the federal government should do more to help the working poor gain access to affordable housing and that the current plan is extremely convoluted making it difficult for developers and tenants to comply with. The purpose of this discussion is to define and describe the low income housing tax
Case Study: Challenges Facing Urban PlannersFair housing for all�all human beings who live in this country�is now part of the American way of life. � President Lyndon B. Johnson�s proclamation following the enactment of the Fair Housing Act of 1968Today, the United States is experiencing the most severe shortage of affordable housing since the end of World War II (Finnegan, 2021). Indeed, the affordable housing shortage in the United States
Through the examination of land use in a given area, local government can locate areas of large urban cities where homelessness and poverty are high, and can thus develop assistance programs in areas that require such assistance (Ahn, 6). For example, areas that have high populations but little affordable housing can be identified, in order for funds to be appropriated to those areas, as needed. Impact of Racism on Housing
Low Income Home Loans as Public Policy Since World War II, the United States government has developed public policies that aim to increase opportunities for home ownership through direct housing grants, loan guarantees, and targeted tax breaks (Dye, 2001). For many low-income families, these policies enabled them to purchase a home. Many of these policies were focused on providing assistance to low-income people. The Housing Act of 1959 expanded the Federal Housing
For this research proposal several possible methods of research were examined and discarded before settling on the structured interview and the questionnaire for methods to use in this particular study. Questionnaire The questionnaire will be distributed to 100 low income families and will consist of three sections. The first section will ask for general demographic information including race, age, number of family members, income and current living situation. The second section will ask the
Practicum Report: Assessment of Fair Housing Act using a Normative Policy Evaluation Method Summary I considered this as a great opportunity for exploring the role played by the public policy practitioner in the Public Housing sector. I got to assess the Fair Housing Act, via a normative policy evaluation methodology. Collection of data was achieved through observation and literature review of materials that included policy guidelines as well as records for the
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