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    HUD Unveils Plan To Increase Rent On Millions Receiving Federal Housing Assistance

    Under HUD Secretary Ben Carson's proposal, some of the poorest families will see their rents triple. About 712,000 households would see rents jump to $150 per month under the proposal.
    by Brakkton Booker Apr 25, 2018 2 minutes

    Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson wants Americans living on housing assistance to put more of their income toward rent and he wants to give public housing authorities the ability to impose work requirements on tenants.

    Under current law, most tenants who get federal housing assistance pay 30 percent of their adjusted income toward rent, and the government kicks in

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