The Biden-Harris administration has expanded housing access for veterans. A new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) policy will enable veterans with service-connected disabilities to secure more housing opportunities through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Previously, their VA benefits were counted as income limiting their eligibility, but now these benefits are excluded, opening doors to supportive housing.
HUD is also raising the income eligibility threshold for veterans to 80 percent of area medium income, providing $20 million to public housing agencies to enhance the HUD-VASH program. These changes are part of a broader effort to end veteran homelessness, building on the success of the HUD-VASH program, which has helped over 200,000 veterans find permanent housing since 2010.
In a press release, HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman stated, “No veteran should ever have to experience homelessness, but when they do, they should not face barriers to getting help they deserve.”
These policy shifts underscore the administration’s commitment to supporting veterans in need.
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