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BHA outlines city voucher program, capital projects and warns proposed federal cuts would hit tenants and landlords
Summary
The Boston Housing Authority described the city voucher program’s scale, capital projects in its pipeline and warned that a proposed 40% federal cut to rental assistance would remove aid for thousands of households and destabilize local housing markets.
Kenzie Bach, administrator of the Boston Housing Authority, briefed the council on the BHA’s city voucher program and capital plan, and described operational and program risks tied to federal funding uncertainty.
Bach told councilors the city voucher program currently serves 420 families — ‘‘a thousand and 4 total residents’’ — with an average monthly housing assistance per family of $2,262 and an average household income around $20,000. Bach explained the program’s initial emphasis on project‑based vouchers and timing mismatches between commitments and when new units come online had produced…
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