A proposed rule could put nearly 80,000 people at risk of eviction, many of them U.S. citizen children. Undocumented immigrants don’t get rental aid but can currently live with family members who do.
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The Trump administration plans major cuts to long-term housing for homelessness
The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes “self-sufficiency,” but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.
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Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40% — and let states fill the gap if they want
The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.
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As Trump jettisons its staff, HUD puts its D.C. headquarters up for sale
The federal housing agency says its 1968 building faces more than $500 million in deferred maintenance. It also says current staff take up only half the space.
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HUD choked funding to enforce fair-housing laws. Legal aid groups may not survive
Most housing discrimination claims are handled by local nonprofits around the country. They say the Trump administration has hobbled them, and are challenging the cuts as unlawful.
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HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion
The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially “devastating” cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.
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The Senate has confirmed Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development
The former NFL player served in the first Trump administration, promoting investment in distressed neighborhoods. Turner has said HUD is “failing at its most basic mission.”
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Trump nominee to lead HUD says the agency is failing in its mission
Scott Turner pledged to make HUD programs more streamlined and efficient. He declined to say whether he would oppose major budget cuts to the agency if Trump proposes them again.
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Rhode Island officials welcome federal housing grant
Rhode Island officials say a newly announced $3.8 million federal grant will help the state to make more headway against its housing crisis. Kimberly McClain, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, attended a news conference Wednesday in the state library at the Statehouse, complete with an oversized check. “It is […]
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Rhode Island could lose millions in funding to repair and remove lead paint
On the second floor of a multi-family house in Central Falls in early February, Henry Severino, a construction specialist with Rhode Island Housing, was focused on doors. The damage was obvious: paint chipping off the frames, layers of old paint peeking through after years of wear and tear. “Let’s replace these doors because the kid […]
