The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities recently released a new report suggesting that there is no evidence that HUD’s Section 8 rental assistance programs for low-income families (Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Rental Assistance programs) are crowding out spending on other HUD programs, despite recent concerns from several lawmakers. According to the report, since the late 1990s, spending on the Section 8 programs has grown at about the same rate as aggregate spending in other HUD programs. In addition, the report explores why Section 8 costs have increased in recent years and what policymakers can do to improve the programs in ways that also will constrain costs.
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