More than 5 million people rely on Section 8, the nation’s largest housing assistance program, to help pay their rent. Without it, many low-income families would be priced out of Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City and other expensive housing markets.
But tenants across the nation stand to lose access to Section 8 vouchers under proposals by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress that would slash funding, limit the number of people who could receive assistance and, critics say, fuel the homelessness and housing crisis.
