🏠Housing Crisis: When $33 Billion in Aid Disappears
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Trump's budget slashes $33 billion from HUD including a 40% cut to Section 8 vouchers, eliminates the $1 billion Green Retrofit Program affecting 250,000 units, and terminates $60 million in community development grants. States must now design their own rental assistance with reduced federal support.
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Why This Matters
Your Rent:
Section 8 cuts affect 4.4 million households including families, disabled individuals, and seniors—potentially forcing mass evictions as 40% of federal rental assistance disappears overnight.
Your Community:
Community development nonprofits lose $60 million in seed funding that leverages $95 in additional capital for every federal dollar, killing affordable housing projects across hundreds of communities.
Your Future:
The Green Retrofit Program supported 250,000 housing units with energy efficiency upgrades—without it, aging buildings deteriorate while utility costs soar for low-income residents.
State Responsibility:
Federal housing programs shift to state block grants with fewer regulations, creating a patchwork system where housing access depends on your zip code and state politics.
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How much total funding does Trump propose cutting from HUD?
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What percentage cut does Trump propose for federal rental aid programs?
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How much funding did the Trump administration terminate from community development nonprofits?
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How many affordable housing units were supported by the terminated Green Retrofit Program?
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What organization does Trump blame for the contract terminations affecting housing nonprofits?
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How many units of permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless would lose funding?
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What is the budget cut to the Indian Housing Block Grant program?
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What new program does Trump propose to replace federal rental assistance?
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How much does Trump cut from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program?
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How long must buildings remain affordable if they receive Green Retrofit Program funds?
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What does the National Alliance to End Homelessness call Trump's housing cuts?
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How many households currently receive help from the five HUD programs Trump wants to combine?
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What is the name of the $1 billion program Trump terminated that helps preserve affordable housing?
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What does Trump call the current federal rental assistance system?
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Who is Trump's HUD Secretary defending the housing budget cuts?
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What building in Vancouver, Washington, lost its $10 million retrofit award?
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Trump would impose a two-year limit on rental assistance for able-bodied adults.
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Emergency housing vouchers funded until 2030 are running out of money faster than expected.
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Trump proposes building affordable housing on federal lands to offset the cuts.
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