Overview

• A New York University study obtained by the Associated Press estimates 1.4 million public housing and Section 8 tenants could lose assistance after two years.
• HUD has exempted elderly and disabled recipients but offered no details on when clocks start, enforcement protocols or exemption criteria.
• Local housing authorities that trialed time limits never used a two-year model and most ended pilots because of eviction surges and mounting administrative costs.
• HUD leaders argue the cap will eliminate waste and fraud and push able-bodied recipients toward self-sufficiency.
• Congress’s FY 2026 appropriations bill currently omits time-limit language, leaving the proposal’s fate unresolved.