Housing Authority Hearings To Be Held In San Jose March 5 & March 6

SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 2, 2015 - PRLog -- The Affordable Housing Network is encouraging tenants, members, and friends to attend the upcoming voucher allocation policy hearings organized by the Housing Authority on March 5 and March 6. The changes being considered may affect the future of Section 8 tenants, and those on the waiting list, also those who need housing, or are homeless or a special needs tenant.

These hearings are an important opportunity to speak out to ensure that housing rights are not sacrificed to budget cuts to further enrich Silicon Valley corporations. There are literally hundreds of Congress members who hate Section 8 and all the people on it, and will do anything to cut it and eliminate it, if people do not stand up for their rights.

Some of the policies being considered are:

·         Reducing payment standards to make it harder to find affordable apartments.

·         Reducing subsidy standards (the number of bedrooms allowed) even more.

·         Reducing the number of choice (tenant-based) vouchers compared to project-based vouchers.

·         Designating more vouchers to people with special needs.

·         Allowing tenants with disabilities to pay a lower percentage of income for rent.

·         Attaching time limits to vouchers (say five years) to reduce time people stay on the waiting list.

The final policies adopted will depend on the public. Above all, it is important to speak up and send a message that no cuts are acceptable in such a wealthy society, and instead of competing for fewer and fewer homes, people should be standing up for affordable housing for all.

Hearings will be held at the following times and places:

2:00 PM Thurs March 5

Mayfair Community Center

2039 Kammerer Ave, San Jose 95116

6:00 PM Thurs March 6

Sunnyvale Community Center

550 E Remington Dr, Sunnyvale 94087

Note: vouchers will not be issued at these meetings.