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A press release from the Department of Health and Human Services on June 5, 2013, indicates that $187.4 million was released to states to help low-income homeowners and renters with rising energy costs. This funding supplements $3.065 billion in grants made available earlier in the year through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program ...
On April 1, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission voted to expand the Lifeline telephone subsidy for low-income Americans to include Internet access. On April 27, 2016, the full text of the ruling was released. The key points of the decision include: Establishes a National Eligibility Verifier to verify eligible Lifeline subscribers.
The main Section 8 program involves the voucher program. A voucher may be either "project-based"—where its use is limited to a specific apartment complex (public housing agencies (PHAs) may reserve up to 20% of its vouchers as such [11])—or "tenant-based", where the tenant is free to choose a unit in the private sector, is not limited to specific complexes, and may reside anywhere in the ...
Cook County has their plan and we're working also on something in Illinois.” As part of the county’s plan set to go into effect early in 2025, residents deemed eligible for the program will ...
The federal government, through its Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (which in 2012 paid for construction of 90% of all subsidized rental housing in the US), spends $6 billion per year to finance 50,000 low-income rental units annually, with median costs per unit for new construction (2011–2015) ranging from $126,000 in Texas to $326,000 ...
The government has updated the income limits for 2023, which — per Medicare Interactive — are now: up to $1,719 monthly income for individuals. up to $2,309 monthly income for married couples.
Starting from scratch with a new subsidy program, while also building digital literacy among low income consumers, could be a better alternative after the election, some people close to the ...
New York City attracts thousands of new residents each year and housing prices continue to climb. Finding affordable housing affects a large portion of the city's population including low-income, moderate-income, and even median income families. [62] Since 1970, income has remained relatively stagnant while rent has nearly doubled for New ...