Public Housing: Not Low-Income? No Problem!!!
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Levin Center Identifier
Document Date
2015-07-27
Report Length
1 page
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Policy Agendas Project Minor Code
Additional, Minority, Dissenting Views
Report Type
Found Using Methodology
Yes
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Brief Executive Summary
From the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management led by Senator Rand Paul issued a weekly waste report looking into public housing programs and their requirements. The report specifically discusses the possibility of people exceeding the income threshold still receiving government benefits for public housing. The report ultimately finds that there are multiple examples of citizens vastly exceeding the income threshold, but still maintaining eligibility to live in subsidized public housing despite many lower income citizens waiting to access these programs.