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Trump administration's proposed cuts to public housing funding
3:33:57
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Council Member Erik Bottcher inquires about the Trump administration's proposed cuts to Section 9 housing. NYCHA CFO Annika Lescott-Martinez confirms that the proposed budget includes significant cuts to housing programs.
- The proposed budget creates a block grant for Section 8, Section 9, and other housing programs
- The funding applied to the block grant represents a 43 to 45% cut in current funding levels
Erik Bottcher
3:33:57
Is the Trump administration proposing cuts to section nine?
Annika Lescott-Martinez
3:34:05
Yes.
3:34:07
The budget that they propose creates a block grant for section eight, section nine in various smaller housing programs and the funding that they apply to that block grant is around a 43 to 45% cut.