We are concerned this Bill, if enacted, while intended to improve rent collection for state housing authorities and community housing providers, will make the lives of tenants more difficult to manage than they already are. Most allocations to social housing go to households in extremely high need who often lead complex lives and need to manage their household budgets carefully. Imposing a form of income management on those households by automatically deducting rents, utilities, repairs and other costs associated with housing, diminishes the ability of those households to manage their own finances. Read more…
