Let's beat down the vulnerable even more! says Dr. Ben
"U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose to increase the amount low-income households are expected to pay for rent as well as require those receiving housing subsidies to work, according to the administration’s legislative proposal obtained by The Washington Post.
Currently, tenants generally pay 30 percent of their adjusted income toward rent or a the public housing agency minimum rent not to exceed $50. The administration’s legislative proposal sets the family monthly rent contribution at 35 percent of their gross income or 35 percent of their earnings by working 15 hours a week at the federal minimum wage -- or approximately $150 a month, three times higher than the current minimum."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/25/hud-secretary-ben-carson-to-propose-rent-increases-for-low-income-americans-receiving-federal-housing-subsidies/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f05d57fa8a05
******** Perhaps they're hoping tripling the rent will let them evict non-compliers? So cruel! Didn't Dr. Carson have the benefit of public housing when he was young? You'd think he'd have more compassion for these vulnerable folks.
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