TheProgressivePatriot
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Well, we'll see if the white boy house introduces legislation to fund it. Betcha they don't And what about housing which has been identified as a chief driver of homelessness.?Well of course it doesn’t. Congress not the White House controls funding
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So this is basically more Trump bullshit intended to make it appear that he is doing something for people when all he is really doing is trying to make the cities look like hell holes and blame Democrats while again promoting mass incarceration.Based on recent reports and the Trump administration's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, the administration's approach to housing involves significant changes and funding cuts to various federal programs, while also promoting other initiatives:
Funding cuts and program restructuring
- Significant cuts to HUD funding: The proposed budget includes a 44% reduction in funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) compared to the previous fiscal year. This represents a decrease of over $32.3 billion in discretionary funding for HUD programs.
- Consolidating rental assistance programs: The administration proposes combining several major federal rental assistance programs, including Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8), Public Housing, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Housing for the Elderly (Section 202), and Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811), into a single State Rental Assistance Block Grant. This block grant is proposed to be funded at $31.79 billion, which is roughly half of the current funding levels for these programs, potentially impacting millions of households.
- Time limits on rental assistance: The proposed State Rental Assistance Block Grant would also include a two-year cap on rental assistance for able-bodied adults. This could potentially displace millions of low-income individuals, including working families with children, according to a recent study.
- Elimination or reduction of other housing programs:The budget proposal also aims to eliminate or significantly reduce funding for various other housing and community development initiatives, including:
- Homelessness programs
- Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
- The HOME program
- Programs related to housing for Native communities
- Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP)
- Self-Sufficiency Programs like FSS, Jobs Plus, and ROSS.
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