A study from New York University projects that 1.4 million low-income families could lose their homes if the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets a two-year time limit for residents living in government-subsidized housing.
According to AP, the Trump administration submitted a discretionary budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year that would introduce drastic changes to how HUD has traditionally operated. One of the biggest changes is introducing a two-year time limit for people living in government-subsidized housing. Housing Secretary Scott Turner argued time limits are necessary during a congressional hearing in June, saying they would mitigate fraud and waste, as well as spur low-income families to become self-sufficient.
Turner said HUD is “broken and deviated from its original purpose, which is to temporarily help Americans in need. HUD assistance is not supposed to be permanent.”
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: if the government has billions of dollars to sink into their Tubi Gestappo (ICE, should you need the clarification), they have the money to provide housing for our most vulnerable citizens. They’re not making the hard call, and no one would ever accuse the Trump administration of being the adults in the room. They’re simply being a word I can’t use due to editorial standards (hint: it rhymes with “brass pole”).
Despite Turner saying the move is designed to curb “waste and fraud,” there’s no evidence that imposing time limits would save money. NYU’s study found that “if currently assisted households are subject to a two-year limit, that would lead to enormous disruption and large administrative costs,” and would result in public housing authorities having to “evict all of these households and identify new households to replace them.”
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