Yea! Thank you for posting it. Sharon -----Original Message----- 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 >