HUD poised to end Obama’s illegal Section 8 housing grant scheme

By Todd Shepherd

Published August 7, 2017 4:01am ET

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HUD poised to end Obama’s illegal Section 8 housing grant scheme — In March of 2012, HUD suddenly shifted away from the use of competitive bidding for awarding Section 8 contracts and began using funding mechanisms which were more like grants. (Flickr)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is poised to reverse the Obama administration’s policy and return to a competitive bidding process to award Section 8 housing, according to a well-placed source in the department.

The move would overturn the Obama-era methodology of using a grant-style process that was rebuked by administrators and ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court.

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