The HCV director, Carlos Van Natter, warned of a potential rise in homelessness in Los Angeles due to expected funding cuts between $47 million and $114 million. These cuts threaten the sustainability of the Section 8 program, prompting the authority to suspend new applications and cancel its waiting list for voucher assistance. Though current beneficiaries are safe, approximately 3,300 families without vouchers may now face uncertainty. The situation is compounded by the looming risk of a federal government shutdown, which could further impact funding and lead to harsher measures.
The biggest impact would be that we could end up having more folks become homeless, Van Natter told a local CBS News affiliate on Tuesday.
Changes needed to be made to make sure we don't get to that point because our highest priority is not terminating the assistance of people already on the program.
An estimated 3,300 families currently in the process but not yet approved for vouchers will not be able to move forward. That is the sad reality.
If we get sufficient funding, we might not have to take the drastic measures that we are doing right now.
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