A lack of affordable housing in Kansas prevents Section 8 tenants from using rent subsidies
“Thousands of Kansans find themselves in similar straits. They carry Section 8 vouchers that can mean the difference between affordable housing and chronic homelessness, but struggle to find apartments that will take them in. The vouchers pay a portion of the rent with the tenant paying the rest. A voucher holder can only use up to 40% of their income for rent. But rents are rising fast and landlords are pulling out of the program. That’s shrunk the number of places accepting vouchers.”