Thousands of families waitlisted while CHA pays for posh high-rise condos for select few

 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) today sent letters to the incoming Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Julian Castro and HUD Inspector General David Montoya regarding oversight of a new supervoucher program at the Chicago Housing Authority CHA). According to a report released over the weekend by Crain’s Chicago Business, some families are receiving taxpayer-funded CHA ‘supervouchers’ to rent in the city’s priciest, most exclusive high-rise communities, some of which include concierge and dog-grooming services.

 “The rapid growth of Chicago’s supervoucher program – both in the number of recipients and the dollar amount of monthly payments – warrants a comprehensive audit,” Schock wrote to HUD. “As Congress seeks to meet the needs of our nation’s poor amid tightened budget constraints, it is dispiriting to know that HUD and CHA willingly award to a single voucher recipient living in a high-rise Chicago condominium enough rent assistance to help three whole families living in poverty somewhere else in the city.”