A controversial program that allows the Chicago Housing Authority and other public housing agencies to use federal funding designated for housing vouchers and public housing for other purposes is up for a 15-year extension as part of Senate budget negotiations.
Brittany King in her Lincoln Park apartment on Sept. 19, 2023. King, 33, says she appreciates the intent of the Moving to Work program, King said she would prefer all the funding be used toward housing people.
CHA is among the original 39 public housing agencies to adopt Moving to Work. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates more than 55,000 families across those agencies were left without vouchers in 2022 as a result of the program. CHA did not provide a detailed breakdown of where the funds go, but said many of the programs are funded through the resident services line item, which has ranged from more than $35 million to more than $41 million per year in recent years.The Housing Choice Voucher Program, the primary federal housing voucher program, formerly known as Section 8, allows public housing authorities to provide subsidies to low-income residents who find housing in the private market.
“Scholarships are important, however, housing is a basic necessity,” King said. “The Chicago Housing Authority should stand for housing people, and at this time, it does not seem as though that is the case.”CHA provides vouchers to 41,000 households — more than 92,000 people — according to its fiscal year 2023 budget book. About 2,400 families leave the voucher program every year, opening up spots for people on the waitlist.
CHA argues it has been able to serve more families, not fewer, over the years because of its participation in Moving to Work. In 2022, the agency served 63,449 families through its public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs compared with 49,921 in 1999. Durbin’s office did not respond to a request for comment. Sens. Patty Murray, chair of the committee, and Susan Collins, a ranking member, also did not respond.The Moving to Work contracts were last renewed by Congress in 2016, and dozens more public housing authorities have been added to the program since its inception.
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