US EditionLawmakers weigh public housing reforms as welfare spending grows
- On Wednesday, members of the congressional committee responsible for government oversight consulted with welfare specialists to explore ways to enhance public housing programs amid growing federal expenditures.
- The discussion followed concerns that current assistance programs foster dependency and inefficiency while a witness argued in favor of expanding welfare funding to enhance effectiveness.
- Witnesses highlighted problems including micromanaged construction, inflated costs in LIHTC programs, the 'marriage penalty,' and limited affordable housing availability for extremely low-income renters.
- Ben Carson warned that continuing the current trends of inefficiency and misuse within welfare programs could lead to severe financial trouble for the nation, while Dutta-Gupta emphasized that these initiatives should be viewed as long-term investments yielding significant benefits.
- The hearing suggested reforming voucher programs and easing zoning laws could improve housing outcomes and reduce taxpayer burden from the over $67 billion spent on housing assistance in 2023.
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The Avery Journal-Times
Lawmakers weigh public housing reforms as welfare spending grows
(The Center Square) – With the federal government spending more than $67 billion in taxpayer-funded housing assistance in 2023, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee met with welfare policy experts Wednesday to discuss how Congress can improve public housing…
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