Housing assistance cut in New York as homelessness persists

Fri, 05/21/2010 - 13:12
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In New York City, activists are calling for the government to address the causes of homelessness. Over the past few years the number of rental units affordable to low income New Yorkers has decreased, and the city has stopped giving homeless families priority for Section 8 housing vouchers and apartments in public housing. Now the city says it can no longer afford to process any new Section 8 applications and a new city budget could put 10,000 low-income families at risk of losing the competitive subsidy. From New York, Sam Lewis reports.

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