The Trump administration and GOP lawmakers want steep funding cuts, while new eligibility rules from HUD would imperil ...

The last thing we need during our national housing shortage is to shake investor confidence and make lenders wary of Section ...

To protect Section 8 housing vouchers amid rising rent costs and insufficient federal funding, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is cutting additional benefits for some ...

2.3 million low-income families currently use Housing Choice Vouchers to make up the difference between what they can pay for rent and what landlords charge. The program only covers one in four ...

Capital & Main’s findings are based on data collected by testers hired by the news organization to pose as Section 8 voucher ...

In August 2025, internet users shared a rumor that U.S. President Donald Trump had capped housing rental assistance to two years. The measure was a real part of the discretionary budget proposal for ...

The White House has labeled the current rental assistance system “dysfunctional” and is calling for the elimination of Section 8 and other housing voucher programs. The proposed plan would slash ...

Social media rumors falsely claim Section 8 housing assistance will have a two-year cap or be ended entirely. President Trump's 2026 budget proposes overhauling Section 8 and other HUD programs, but ...

The phrase “Section 8” is still attached to many misconceptions that lead some landlords to shun Section 8 tenants. Such incidents happen even in states where income-source-based discrimination is ...

Unlike other social safety net programs that continue to expand, federal housing assistance has shrunk to its lowest level in nearly 25 years, even as homelessness and rental prices have hit historic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Feb 09, 2023, 09:30am EST This article is more than 2 years old.