HUD Proposes Rule to Implement Work Requirements for Eligible Adults Residing in Public Housing

Housing assistance was never meant to provide ‘work-able’ individuals with government support for their entire lives, HUD Secretary said.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing a rule to institute work requirements and time limits on beneficiaries of public housing, the department said in a statement on Feb. 27.

Under the rule, all public housing authorities (PHA) and Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA) owners will have the flexibility to implement these requirements on non-elderly, non-disabled, work-capable adult beneficiaries in public housing.