Federal Government Shutdown Halts Renewal Of Rent Assistance Programs For Low-Income Wisconsinites

National Advocacy Group Estimates More Than 1,000 Housing Units Could Be Affected By February

Housing for more than 1,000 low-income individuals and families in Wisconsin could be affected if the federal government shutdown continues through February.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., found that 48 Wisconsin contracts for rent assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be expired by the end of next month.

Kathy Kamp, executive director of the Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, said the longer the shutdown goes on, the higher the chance that someone could be evicted...