These boomers rely on housing vouchers to stay out of homelessness. Trump is proposing big cuts.

These boomers rely on housing vouchers to stay out of homelessness. Trump is proposing big cuts.

Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIPresident Donald Trump's proposed budget includes cuts to federal housing aid, including vouchers.The vouchers are used by more than 2 million low-income households, but millions more qualify.Seniors reliant on Social Security and struggling with health issues tell BI they need the aid.After Richard Hale had his left leg amputated last October, he struggled to find a new place to live that could accommodate a whe…

Trump’s proposed cuts to Section 8 rental aid could aggravate Bay Area homelessness

President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash the federal budget includes unprecedented cuts to the nation’s largest rental aid program, a move Bay Area housing advocates and officials warn could push thousands of the region’s poorest residents to the brink of homelessness. The budget plan released last week calls for a 44% reduction in spending on housing and homelessness programs. The biggest cuts target federal Section 8 housing vouchers, which …

Trump Admin Proposes Eliminating Section 8 Housing Vouchers, Slashing Federal Housing Assistance

What we're reading: Michigan drinking water, energy assistance, housing programs at risk in Trump's budget proposal

Trump's budget proposal threatens vital services in Michigan and would cut energy aid for 430,000 households and slash $212 million from drinking water projects. In health care, three Detroit hospitals rank among the nation’s worst for patient safety, spotlighting health equity issues in a predominantly Black city.

Subsidized housing in peril? Trump proposal could jeopardize Silicon Valley rent vouchers - Local News Matters

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S latest attack on housing comes as he proposes major overhauls to rental assistance programs meant to help people from falling into homelessness.In an outline of the Trump administration’s budget request released Friday, the president wants to slash the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by 44%, or $33.5 billion. The most significant cuts include reducing funding for federal housing voucher programs by…