#housing-assistance

#housing-assistance

This is both a huge victory, getting vouchers into people's hands for the first time is an incredible win. But the crisis means we need much more. With a housing voucher, households typically spend 30 percent of their income on rent and the government pays the landlord the rest.

When a company's fire destroys or contaminates homes, that company has a responsibility to keep families housed until they can get back home,

"I thought I was going to be evicted because I couldn't come up with $2,500 unless I won the lottery," Green said.

The flash floods have claimed the lives of more than 100 Americans and displaced countless others. It is an unfathomable tragedy, and HUD will continue to provide resources and support.

"They were able to get me to a place where I qualified for a mortgage, and then they started looking for money for me, and I was able to become a recipient of the money that was available, so here I am. So in May, I officially became a homeowner," Evans said.

The new housing assistance program, funded with $100 million, includes eligibility for reverse mortgage borrowers and aims to provide significant relief following disasters.

The proposed budget reveals a sweeping restructuring of rental assistance, significantly cutting federal support and empowering states to tailor housing solutions according to their needs.