In 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) implemented several administrative, financial, and operational updates to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. While ...

President Donald Trump's FY2026 budget included some drastic changes to HUD's rental assistance program known as Section 8. Is it ending under the bill?

In his budget plan for fiscal year 2026, President Donald Trump has proposed cutting a total of $32.9 billion in funding to HUD. The plan includes a $26.7 billion cut to federal rental aid — ...

In 2019, HUD issued Notice PIH 2019-23 (HA) introducing the ability for PRACs to convert to Section 8 through the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD). Commonly referred to as "RAD for PRAC," ...

On May 12, 2026, HUD issued a memorandum announcing the wind-down of the Restore-Rebuild initiative, formerly known as “Faircloth-to-RAD.” The guidance is effective immediately and significantly ...

WOODINVILLE, Wash. — More than 1 million low-income households — most of them working families with children — who depend on the nation’s public housing and Section 8 voucher programs could be at risk ...

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 ...

The ongoing federal shutdown is threatening jobs, benefits and social programs for millions of Americans, and if it lasts another month, it could put funding for public housing in jeopardy, too. The ...

Florida needs hundreds more Section 8 landlords to meet subsidized housing demand. HUD lists pros as stability, routine inspections and long-term tenants. Cons include added paperwork for landlords.

Danielle Johnson credits the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program with saving her life. Johnson, 48, lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Erie. She is among more than 1,000 city residents ...