Jennifer Ludden
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Elderly and disabled tenants would be exempt.
It's part of a push by HUD Secretary Scott Turner to promote what he calls self-sufficiency.
Supporters also say there are such long waiting lists for rental aid, it's more fair to spread it around.
Critics of the proposed rule say most people who can work already do, they just don't make enough to pay market rate rents.
A few places have experimented with time limits, but dropped them because as the cutoffs approached...
They worried they'd be pushing people into homelessness.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The proposed rule is not a mandate.
It would allow local housing authorities and private landlords to impose the requirements if they choose.
Elderly and disabled tenants would be exempt.
It's part of a push by HUD Secretary Scott Turner to promote what he calls self-sufficiency.
Supporters also say there are such long waiting lists for rental aid, it's more fair to spread it around.
Critics of the proposed rule say most people who can work already do, they just don't make enough to pay market rate rents.
A few places have experimented with time limits, but dropped them because as the cutoffs approached...
They worried they'd be pushing people into homelessness.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The proposed rule is not a mandate.
It would allow local housing authorities and private landlords to impose the requirements if they choose.
Elderly and disabled tenants would be exempt.
It's part of a push by HUD Secretary Scott Turner to promote what he calls self-sufficiency.