Dennis Ronald is very much at home in his Daniel Island apartment. It is clean, quiet, comfortable. But he has no idea how he will be able to hang on to the space when his government housing aid dries up in the coming months.

At age 61, the former auto mechanic is legally blind, unable to work and dependent on disability payments to get by. He counts on a little-known housing subsidy to pay a sizable chunk of the $499 monthly rent on his one-bedroom unit.

That subsidy -- known as the Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program -- is expiring because of federal budget cuts. So Ronald and some 20 others who rely on the program are wondering what will happen if they can't find alternative aid. Read more