Yea!  Thank you for posting it.           Sharon

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From: Bonnie Rowley <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 4:17 AM
Subject: News - President announces federal housing vouchers for low-income
disabled duri


>No one has mentioned seeing (hearing) about this so I thought I'd post it
to
>see if it might be of benefit to "someone". I don't think "this" is Ivan's
>problem but, with good intentions, I'm trying to help whoever.
>
>
>CLINTON PUSHES RENT AID
> President announces federal housing vouchers for low-income disabled
during
>radio address
>
>By Sandra SobiemI
>Associated Press
>
>WASHINGTON - An estimated 17.000 low-income people with disabilities will
>share nearly $130 million in new federal housing vouchers to help pay the
>rent. President Clinton announced Saturday.
>"All of us bound together across the generations in a cycle of mutual help,
>caring for one another. thanking God for our blessings - with the steps we
>take today, we'll ensure the same spirit of Thanksgiving is alive evely day
of
>the ycar." the president said in describing the vouchers during his weekly
>radio broadcast.
>The money from the Department  of housing  and  Urban Development will be
>distributed through local housing authorities in more than 200 communities.
>The vouchers given to individuals are meant to subsidize rents so that the
>low-income disabled don't spend more than 30 percent of their income in
rent.
>'Americans should never have to choose between putting a meal on the table
or
>putting a roof over their heads.'' Mr. ('linton said in announcing the
grants.
>To qualify for the housing aid. applicants must be classified as ''very low
>income.'' meaning a
>household with an incomc of less than 50 percent of tbe area median.
>On a national level. this amounts to an income of l~ss than $8,000 a year.
>according to HUD
>Republicans. meanwhile. used their radio address to press Social Secnrity
>reform - an issue that Mr. Clinton and the Democrats used to their
advantage
>iii the NOV 3 elections.
>"The message from the elections of 1998 ....... is tbat Social Security
must
>be strengthened and reformed.' said Sen.-elect Jim Bunning. R-Ky. "We need
to
>take it ont of politics. stop the distortion and get down to work.''
>Earlier this month. HUD announced nearly $700 million in grants to
nonprofit
>groups to create  8,100 stubsidized apartments for some 12,000 low incume
>senior citizens and people with disabilities.
>Mr. Cliotmi said that ''for milliuns ot struggl mg senior citizens and
ticople
>\vith disabilities. the peace and security of a decent home is a distant
dream
>and the threat of homelessness an ever-present nightmare".
>...........end of article..........
>found on front pg of www.augustachronicle.com Sun paper
>