Trump considering new work requirements, raising rent for federally subsidized housing: report

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

The Trump administration is considering adding new work requirements and increasing rent for people living in subsidized housing, according to NBC News.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would allow public housing authorities and private owners to require each adult in a household to work up to an average of 32 hours a week.

The elderly and disabled — who make up 55 percent of those receiving federal housing aid — would be exempt from the requirements. Another 26 percent of those receiving assistance are already working, NBC News reported Tuesday.

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The proposal also recommends rent increases for those receiving the subsidies. Rental contributions would increase to 35 percent of tenants’ income, up from 30 percent. Recipients would also not be allowed to deduct medical and child-care costs from their incomes.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/372636-trump-considering-adding-work-requirements-for-people-in-federally

[dalton99a]

1. Like an evil landlord from hell

[pandr32]

2. What the hell?

Pretty soon one will have to hand their firstborn over into lifelong servitude as part of the requirement. No children? A kidney will do.

[left-of-center2012]

3. Why be surprised

Trump was sued decades ago for wanting no blacks in his buildings.

Now he's using his office to attack the sick and poor.

[procon]

4. This will really hurt poor women and children.

Most budget worksheets recommended spending 25% to 30% of your gross monthly salary on rent, and generally the poorer you are, you should not be paying more than 25% on rent. People would have to be fairly well off to pay 35% for rent. That is a significant cut to a foor family's food budget, as well as the rest of the normal living expenses.

I suspect this is a gift to his son inlaw who is fighting rent laws and evicting tenants at his properties.

[BigmanPigman]

5. Isn't this what his father, he, and his spawn-in-law

had/have already been doing all their lives? They are pros at it by now.

[kacekwl]

6. Thank goodness for the

generous tax break windfall.

[atreides1]

7. I swear

It's a good thing I don't socialize with "Christian" Republicans...because the temptation to punch one in the throat, would be difficult to resist!!!

[NBachers]

8. Kick em all out on the street; give the units to trump insiders cheap; rent em at above-market rates

[badhair77]

9. Will this include the rentals owned by Jared Kushner?

He had no problem evicting poor people in Baltimore, or even going after people who no longer lived in those buildings. Put him in the “special place in hell” line.

[democratisphere]

10. Mueller needs to get this ass out out of the WH quickly.

Those with very little will now have even less. Meanwhile his entire administration is blowing through money while gorging and overindulging themselves with all things of grandeur.

[List left]

11. perhaps there should be a work requirement for

the resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

[Cha]

14. Zing!

Lazy ass moron occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

[ellenrr]

17. and congress

[xxqqqzme]

12. raised to 35%, have to work 32

hours and no deduction for childcare. As a single mother who raised two kids, that is not possible if you are supposed to feed and clothe your kids too. If you have a car, live in it!

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Gov't would save a lot more money cracking down

on landlords who over charge rents and then pocket a nice chunk of change on the balance of rent the gov't pays.

[Ilsa]

15. I don't think Jesus told Ben Carson to

treat the poor this way.

What a bunch of assholes. God, please, send a meteorite to the WH.

[ellenrr]

16. well as a resident of subsidized housing...

I can't argue with raising the rent..
here I am living the high life at taxpayer's expense --
on my total monthly income of under $1000.

And some poor souls have to make do with $33 million a day.
Just ain't fair!

[ellenrr]

18. And I betcha there will not be much public outcry if they do...

In most places poverty is not a sexy topic.
since the '60's, it has gone out of fashion to protest poverty.
People will protest police killing, fracking, war, -- all very legitimate objects of protest, I protest these things too.

But poverty doesn't raise much excitement.

I have been dreading the moment when these guys (morons) get down to "entitlements".
Like most poor in this country, I cannot tighten the belt anymore...

Thank you for posting this and for expressing concern.
Makes me feel less invisible.

[dembotoz]

21. Was at a business breakfast last Friday

Poverty came up and was shocked at the open disapproval for anti poverty programs.
And they start every breakfast with a prayer.
All the traditional lines from the gop
Didn't make any warn fuzzy connection at that event.

[Historic NY]

19. We should demand new work requirements of the occupant of the WH...

after all its federally subsidized housing. He rarely works now.

[Bayard]

20. I'm not sure we want him working more

Considering the sheer idiocy of the "work" he does do.

As Gandhi is supposed to have said,
'I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.'