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 3 years old.

As affordable housing demand rises across the United States, more families are turning to Section 8 in 2026 — but ...

Congress has until Jan. 30, when the November stopgap measure to reopen the government expires, to determine whether or how deeply to cut the Section 8 program. This article was produced by Capital & ...

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Our nation’s severe housing shortage is strangling local economies, impeding employers from recruiting and retaining talent and undermining the stability of cities, small towns and suburban areas ...

A Trump administration proposal suggests limiting Section 8 housing vouchers to two years for "able bodied adults." Advocates warn the proposed cuts could put hundreds of thousands of Ohioans at risk ...

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 impact is already being felt and the economic strain is growing, hitting federal workers first. We spoke with several who tell us, among other things, they're feeling hopeless and depressed, ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- New York City's public housing authority, known as NYCHA, is opening its waiting list for Section 8 housing applications for the first time in nearly 15 years. Mayor Eric Adams says the ...

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 ...