Bush Proposes Major Change For Section 8

"The Bush administration wants to give states control of federal vouchers that help nearly two million families pay their rent, which would be a major change for one of the government's largest housing programs.Administration officials say states could more efficiently manage the vast program, known as Section 8, which covers 2,600 local housing authorities...Critics of the proposed shift, mainly Democrats and advocates of low-income housing, say they fear that states would establish different standards for who could qualify for the subsidies. They also say the change would further burden states."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan