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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Section 8, now called the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), is a federal government program administered by local housing authorities through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

The phrase “Section 8” is still attached to many misconceptions that lead some landlords to shun Section 8 tenants. Such incidents happen even in states where income-source-based discrimination is ...

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

Unlike other social safety net programs that continue to expand, federal housing assistance has shrunk to its lowest level in nearly 25 years, even as homelessness and rental prices have hit historic ...

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.

The White House has labeled the current rental assistance system “dysfunctional” and is calling for the elimination of Section 8 and other housing voucher programs. The proposed plan would slash ...