The full House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Appropriations have approved bills that would provide adequate funding in 2011 to renew all Housing Choice (“Section 8”) vouchers used by low-income families this year, according to Center analysis. If final appropriations legislation were to fund the voucher program at the midpoint between the House and Senate bills, it would provide $19.3 billion for housing vouchers, including $17 billion for voucher renewals.
However, several proposals to reduce overall funding for nondefense discretionary programs in the final appropriations bills for fiscal year 2011 threaten cuts in voucher funding that could cause tens of thousands of low-income families to lose rental assistance.
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