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US researchers employed by federal Housing and Urban Development agency propose study re comparative effectiveness of cash grants vs current system of vouchers for housing assistance

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Tags: housing.affordable, usa, researchers, politics, policy.social, welfare, department of housing and urban development, renting, housing choice vouchers, author.rachel m cohen, source.vox
https://www.vox.com/2023/9/12/23864165/affordable-housing-voucher-program-hud-federal-government-section-8

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Title
A bold new federal experiment in giving renters cash
Authors
Rachel M. Cohen
Published
Sep 12 2023
Word count
1623 words

8 comments

  1. [5]
    Caliwyrm
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    A real good friend of mine had 4 rental properties when he was alive. He enrolled all of them in section 8/HUD housing. He knew that he would always get paid and he liked that the tenants had...

    A real good friend of mine had 4 rental properties when he was alive. He enrolled all of them in section 8/HUD housing. He knew that he would always get paid and he liked that the tenants had incentive to take care of the property because they were kicked out of the program if they caused too much damage. I asked him about the red tape and he said that there were 2 main things he had to do: not discriminate against who moved in and he had to repair things promptly. He wasn't a racist so that wasn't a problem. He also said he didn't want to be a slumlord, he wanted to know immediately when things were broken so he could fix them.

    That pesky "red tape" is there for a reason. I'm afraid if they do cash assistance instead of a voucher than there will be more slumlords taking advantage of an already vulnerable population.

    10 votes
    1. boxer_dogs_dance
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      I agree it is a risk. The current situation where people end up homeless is not great either.

      I agree it is a risk. The current situation where people end up homeless is not great either.

      1 vote
    2. slothywaffle
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      I usually hear the opposite. Section 8 renters are dirty and trash the place and that's why landlords don't want to be for section 8. This is a very different perspective and a good one! Thanks!

      I usually hear the opposite. Section 8 renters are dirty and trash the place and that's why landlords don't want to be for section 8. This is a very different perspective and a good one! Thanks!

      1 vote
    3. BusAlderaan
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      It's unfortunate that the laws and regulations we create for the betterment of humanity have to be based on the lowest common denominator or most malicious actor. I don't know that there isn't...

      It's unfortunate that the laws and regulations we create for the betterment of humanity have to be based on the lowest common denominator or most malicious actor. I don't know that there isn't another way, but it sucks that our systems are designed that way now.

    4. MimicSquid
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      But if the population has the cash in hand to rent whatever apartment they want, are they as vulnerable?

      But if the population has the cash in hand to rent whatever apartment they want, are they as vulnerable?

  2. [3]
    boxer_dogs_dance
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    I caught the grammatical error in the title to late to correct it. It should be employed by. It is an interesting article. I recommend it.

    I caught the grammatical error in the title to late to correct it. It should be employed by.

    It is an interesting article. I recommend it.

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