HUD Proposal a Big Threat To Subsidized RentersLynda Carsonbyline‚ Jun. 26‚ 2007The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed some big changes to the way its public housing and Section 8 tenants are being scrutinized, and wants the tenants in both programs to be able to prove their citizenship or provide Social Security cards at any given notice no matter what their age, or face termination or funding cuts from the programs. Currently, housing authorities are restricted and can only demand that its tenants (U.S. citizens) in public housing and the Section 8 program verify their Social Security numbers and citizenship one time only, whlie residing at the same residence, or before moving in. HUD wants to end the "one-time policy," and demand papers at any given notice. |