Increase Housing Affordability by Improving Federal Programs

  • Protect and Strengthen Rental Assistance Programs
    • Increase HCV funding (including administrative fees) to ensure no family loses their rental assistance due to rising rental costs.
    • Increase flexibility in HCV Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) to help families secure housing in competitive markets.
    • Preserve and protect existing affordable housing, including Public Housing, PBRA, and HCV project-based voucher units.
  • Invest in Housing Preservation
    • Fully fund the Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds to address critical maintenance, repairs, and the modernization needs of public housing properties.
    • Maintain flexible Public Housing repositioning tools — like the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Section 18, and mixed-finance — and update contract rents for early RAD adopters to ensure longterm affordability and sustainability.
    • Protect PBRA properties and Performance-Based Contract Administrators to ensure compliance and affordability.
  • Support Homeownership and Housing Stability
    • Expand down payment assistance through HOME, CDBG, and the National Housing Trust Fund.
    • Fund housing counseling to help families achieve and maintain homeownership.

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