The state’s housing office says it can no longer afford to offer additional benefits including utility and security deposit allowances for federal vouchers.
To protect Section 8 housing vouchers amid rising rent costs and insufficient federal funding, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is cutting additional benefits for some households, including utility and security deposit allowances.
The changes will raise costs for those whose budgets are already stretched thin.
Source: Federal cuts are targeting Section 8 housing funds. This is what it will mean for renters.
