The Nation : Curb on Homeless Aid Hit

The Reagan Administration’s plan to propose new regulations limiting federal reimbursement to cities for housing homeless families in welfare hotels is “completely unjustifiable,” advocates for the homeless said. “It’s part of the Administration policy of cutting expenses by cutting programs to the poor,” said Maria Foscarinis, counsel for the National Coalition for the Homeless. The federal government currently pays 50% of the cost of keeping the homeless families in hotels for an indefinite period. Under the new rules, according to published reports, cities would be reimbursed only for the first 30 days.