San Diego’s housing officials have signed off on a major shakeup to the city’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program that will leave many low-income renters paying more out of pocket. The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) voted Thursday to shift a bigger share of rent costs onto voucher holders in an effort to close a widening funding gap and keep the program afloat. The move affects thousands of households citywide that depend on federal assistance to hang on in an increasingly brutal rental market.
Commission OKs changes at Dec. 11 meeting
At its Dec. 11 meeting, the commission approved a slate of changes to how the voucher program works, including new rules for how much tenants must chip in toward rent, as reported by CBS 8. Commissioners and…..