US Federal housing expenditures: Difference between revisions

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[[File:HUD-budget.jpg|thumb|right|640px|HUD budget outlays, 1966-2005]]Summary: 108% increase in ''direct'' expenditures on affordable housing programs (mainly HUD) between 1980-2018, in inflation adjusted, absolute dollar terms.  Also, addition of ''tax expenditure'' via [[Low-Income_Housing_Tax_Credit|Low Income Housing Tax Credit]]. 
 
[[File:HUD-budget-1976-2007-NLIHC-chart.png|800px|thumb|left|HUD expenditures, 1976-2007, from NLIHC 2002]]
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[[File:HUD-budget.jpg|thumb|right|640px|HUD budget outlays, 1966-2005, from Thompson 2006]]Summary:&nbsp;
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== 2019 HUD funding increases ==
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However, given HUD budget figures and LIHTC, it seems inaccurate to say that US Federal affordable-housing support was substantially cut after 1980.<br/> &nbsp;
 
== HUD Budget Outlays vs Budget Authority ==
 
• Budget authority. Authorized amount of obligations each year regardless of when the spending occurs.<br/> • Outlays. Actual spending each year
 
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== Claims of major funding cuts post-1980 ==
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*Bell, Allison. "2019 Bill Largely Sustains 2018 HUD Funding Gains." ''Center on Budget and Policy Priorities'', February 15 2019.&nbsp;[https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2019-bill-largely-sustains-2018-hud-funding-gains https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2019-bill-largely-sustains-2018-hud-funding-gains].<br/> &nbsp;
*Congressional Research Service. "Overview of Federal Housing Assistance Programs and Policy." March 27, 2019. [https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL34591 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL34591].<br/> &nbsp;
*Dolbeare, Cushing N<sup>1</sup>., and Sheila Crowley<sup>2</sup> (2002). "Changing Priorities: The Federal Budget and Housing Assistance 1976-2007." National Low Income Housing Coalition, August 2002. [https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Changing-Priorities-Report_August-2002.pdf.  https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Changing-Priorities-Report_August-2002.pdf.&nbsp;]<br/> <sup>1</sup>Founder and Chair Emeritus, National Low Income Housing Coalition<br/> <sup>2</sup>President, National Low Income Housing Coalition.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
*Kimura, Donna. "Fiscal 2019 HUD Budget Approved: A spending package funds HUD at $44.2 billion, an increase from 2018."''&nbsp;Affordable Housing Finance,&nbsp;''February 20, 2019''.&nbsp;''[https://www.housingfinance.com/news/fiscal-2019-hud-budget-approved_o https://www.housingfinance.com/news/fiscal-2019-hud-budget-approved_o].&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
*Thompson, Lawrence L. (2006). "A History of HUD." Self-published, by 25-year employee of HUD.&nbsp;[http://monarchhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/hud-history.pdf.  http://monarchhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/hud-history.pdf.&nbsp;]<br/> &nbsp;
 
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