HUD was unable to renew 49.000 vouchers and other section 8 rental subsidies for low- and moderateincome households. which could have led to the eviction of those families. Applications for passports were not processed. Foreign visitors were unable to obtain visas. On an average day. the State Department receives 23.00 applications for passports. On an average day. the State Department issues 20.000 visas to visitors. who spend an average of $3.000 on their trips. for a total of $60 million. Foreign students studying in the United States and home for the holidays were unable to obtain visas to return to the United States for their classes. Veterans benefits were not delivered. When the continuing resolution provided funding for certain benefits and payments. it expired and consequently contractors providing services and supplies to hospitals were not paid and benefits for January wore not paid in February.