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Committee hears plan to expand Family Self‑Sufficiency program to auto‑enroll eligible Section 8 households
Summary
Representatives and nonprofit partners urged the Joint Committee on Housing to approve H.4568, a bill that would expand access to the federal Family Self‑Sufficiency (FSS) program for households using Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers by testing an automatic‑enrollment delivery model.
The Joint Committee on Housing heard testimony on H.4568, which would expand access to the federal Family Self‑Sufficiency (FSS) program for families using Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers by piloting an automatic‑enrollment model and partnering with nonprofit service providers.
Representative [testimony attribution in transcript: Representative Cruz] told the committee that many eligible families do not participate in FSS because of application friction and program awareness. "No need to…
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