Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Reports on Sequester Impacts: 'Sequestration Could Deny Rental Assistance To 140,000 Low - Income Families' - April 4, 2013

According to CBPP: The budget cuts known as "sequestration,” initiated on March 1, will likely force state and local housing agencies to cut the number of low-income families using Housing Choice Vouchers to afford housing by roughly 140,000 by early 2014. This represents a sharp break from Congress’ bipartisan commitment which it has met for most of the voucher program’s nearly 40-year history to renew assistance for at least the same number of families from year to year. Thousands of other low-income families using vouchers could face sharp rent increases because of sequestration.

Please click here to read more of the CBPP's brief on sequestration.

CHAPA's analysis of the impacts of sequestration on the FY2013 budget can be read here.