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DC policymakers considering TOPA changes should understand the implications for owners and renters of two-to-four-unit rental buildings.
Cuts to the FHA Will Hurt Households and Local Economies across the Country Layoffs at the Federal Housing Administration will diminish the agency’s capacity to support affordable homeownership, especially in low-income, affordable, suburban, and rural communities.Staffing and Funding Cuts at HUD Would Have an Outsize Effect on Older Adults Senior households make up more than 40 percent of all households receiving US Department of Housing and Urban Development assistance. Scaling back housing supports could make it even harder for older adults with low incomes to age in place, putting them at risk of institutionalization andSweeping HHS Cuts Will Put Disabled and Older Americans’ Right to Live in Their Communities at Risk Meals on Wheels, centers for independent living, and other critical programs for seniors and disabled people across the US are now at risk, as US Department of Health and Human Services leaders dismantle the small agency that coordinates federal policy on aging and disability.State Unemployment Programs Will Likely Face Budget Pressures Because of Federal Layoffs The ripple effects of federal workforce layoffs could cause unemployment benefit claims costs to rise by 10 percent or more in two dozen states.A New Trump Administration Funding Freeze Imperils Reproductive Care The Trump administration froze close to $35 million in federal Title X program funding, threatening access to affordable reproductive health care.Alternative Approaches to Capping Federal Graduate Student Lending As policymakers consider graduate student federal loan limits as part of budget reconciliation, it’s worth understanding how cost of attendance thresholds will affect different groups of students.
