Advocates Say The Repeated Threats Of A Government Shutdown Are Hurting Low-Income Tenants
“Low-income tenants and advocates say the threat of prolonged and repeated shutdowns under the Trump administration is damaging public housing programs that millions of Americans rely on to have a roof over their heads. Tenants, housing advocates, and industry groups told BuzzFeed News that even though the funding for most HUD programs was available throughout the last shutdown and has been promised through April and May should the government shutdown again, the instability caused by a pattern of shutdown threats is already hurting low-income housing tenants and providers.”