The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has issued a new report, entitled “Decade of Neglect Has Weakened Federal Low-Income Housing Programs: New Resources Required to Meet Growing Needs.” The report explores how federal housing programs have proven effective in enabling millions of low-income households to obtain stable, decent housing, but notes that a funding squeeze and various actions by Congress and the Bush Administration weakened these programs considerably at a time of rising need. The report documents the growing need for low-income housing, explains how federal housing programs address this need, describes how recent funding shortfalls and policy changes have hurt these programs, and outlines steps to make housing more affordable to low-income families.  read more…