Eviction averted for thousands of formerly homeless people losing housing vouchers

Thousands of formerly homeless people whose housing subsidies will expire in December are no longer at risk of eviction, local housing officials announced Thursday.

An infusion of new funds approved by Congress this year and a waiver of eligibility procedures have staved off a potential crisis that would have left 4,200 back on the street.

“We are now able to ensure that every household that is participating will be able to stay housed,” said Lourdes Castro Ramirez, president and chief executive of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles…

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