Thursday, September 29, 2005

Priority for the evacuees

Southern Nevada housing officials have decided to give priority to the evacuees from the gulf coast for the public housing. The homeless in Las Vegas who have waited for nearly 18 months for this opening and are annoyed because 213 units of public housing and federal rental voucher are being made available to the evacuees. 2000 evacuees are expected to come to Las Vegas and the HUD has approved 5 families for public housing units and 76 for section 8 vouchers. Advocates, for the homeless in Las Vegas feel that the homeless in Las Vegas and the evacuees fleeing the devastation left by the hurricane Katrina are equally facing the crisis of homelessness.

Due to the influx of people the land prices and the median price of the resale houses has increased considerably affecting the working and the middle class families. The HUD is expected to provide them with housing until they find a job and get enough income to make them ineligible for the assistance.

posted by Diane @ 10:13 PM