NJ SR65

New Jersey Senate resolution urging Congress to increase funding for the federal Section 8 housing voucher program, which assists very low-income families, elderly, and disabled individuals in renting private market housing.

Requests allowing housing authorities to exceed fair market rents by at least 20 percent, up from the current 10 percent limit under federal regulations.

Calls for greater housing authority discretion to exceed current caps on the percentage of family income tenants may allocate toward rent payments.

Seeks authorization for housing authorities to use federal funding for preliminary enrollment costs to bring new voucher recipients into the program.

Highlights that thousands of New Jersey residents remain on years-long waiting lists or cannot even secure a place on waiting lists due to insufficient voucher supply.