Three
individuals
familiar
with
these
talks,
speaking
with
the
Times
on
condition
of
anonymity,
said
the
changes
are
expected
to
be
part
of
Trump’s
upcoming
budget
proposal
for
the
2026
fiscal
year.

Although
the
details
remain
vague,
sources
indicated
the
plan
would
likely
result
in
fewer
federal
dollars
for
rental
assistance,
compounding
expected
reductions
across
the


U.S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD).

On
Thursday,
the
administration
also

began
steps
to
relocate
HUD’s
current
headquarters
in
Washington,
D.C.

Potential
consequences

Currently,
about
2.3
million
low-income
households
rely
on
federal
vouchers,
administered
through
local
housing
authorities,
to
help
pay
rent.
While
the
program
is
part
of
a
$54
billion
rental
assistance
framework,
demand
consistently
exceeds
funding,
leaving
long
waitlists
as
rents
continue
to
rise
nationwide,
the
Times
reported.

“If
there
were
a
cut
to
the
voucher
program,
essentially,
you
would
see
a
decrease
to
the
number
of
families
that
are
served
by
the
program,”
Eric
Oberdorfer,
policy
director
at
the

National
Association
of
Housing
and
Redevelopment
Officials,
told
the
Times.

Only
one
in
four
eligible
families
receives
a
voucher
due
to
budget
constraints.
Cuts
would
force
agencies
to
“make
difficult
decisions”
and
potentially
halt
benefits
for
many,
he
added.

Rachel
Cauley,
a

White
House
budget
office
spokeswoman,
told
the
Times
that
“no
final
funding
decisions
have
been
made.”

Russell
Vought,
the
architect
of
the
conservative

Project
2025
document
who
heads
the
White
House
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
has
previously
condemned
Section
8
housing.

A
HUD
spokesperson
declined
to
comment,
the
Times
said.

Efforts
to
expand
Section
8,
LA
halts
new
vouchers

Along
with
efforts
to
rollback
current
aid
programs,
a
pandemic-era
expansion
of
the
voucher
program
is
set
to
expire.
Congressional
Democrats
estimate
that
32,000
current
recipients
could
soon
lose
aid.

In
March,
a
bipartisan
group
of
lawmakers
from
the


House
of
Representatives
and


Senate
introduced
a
bill
that

seeks
to
expand
Section
8,
also
known
as
the
Housing
Choice
Voucher
(HCV)
program.

Citing
federal
budget
uncertainty,
the Housing
Authority
of
the
City
of Los
Angeles announced
in
March
that
it
has

stopped
accepting
new
applications
for
Section
8
vouchers.