US Edition20 States Sue HUD over Changes to Homeless Program Funding
The lawsuit claims HUD unlawfully cut funding for permanent housing, risking 170,000 people facing homelessness, and bypassed required public and congressional approvals.
- Tuesday, attorneys general and governors from 20 states and Washington, D.C., filed a suit in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island seeking to block this month’s HUD policy cutting permanent housing subsidies.
- This month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it would cut rental-subsidy support for permanent housing to 30 percent of Continuum of Care program funds, down from nearly 90 percent.
- Advocates and plaintiffs say roughly 170,000 people could lose housing, while Continuum of Care programs in Maine support over 1,800 people and local agencies warn 5,000 L.A. County households face risks.
- The lawsuit argues U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development violated regulations by skipping rulemaking and congressional approval, imposing ideological limits that could cancel thousands of existing Continuum of Care projects and harm people who are transgender and gender-diverse.
- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey warned Tuesday that redirecting funds jeopardizes housing for over 1,200 Mainers, while California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James lead the multistate suit amid HUD Secretary Scott Turner's rejection of the `housing first` model.
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California attorney general sues Trump administration to stop homeless housing cuts
LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration on Tuesday seeking to stop a federal policy change that advocates say could force 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back on the streets or into shelters. The lawsuit focuses on a federal program known as Continuum of Care that sends money to local governments and nonprofits to fight homelessness. This month, the Trump Administration announced it was drastically c…
States sue over drastic shift in federal housing aid
(Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown says the Trump administration’s attempt to reprioritize billions of dollars in housing aid for people with disabilities is a policy that “comes straight out of a Charles Dickens story.” Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner says reforms are needed to fix what he describes as a “Biden-era slush fund.” These clashing perspectives will soo…
Shapiro joins multistate suit challenging Trump changes to homelessness program
Gov. Josh Shapiro has joined yet another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over its attempts to unilaterally alter federal funding, this time relating to a change in the rules for a program that helps homeless people get housing.The suit was filed on Tuesday by 19 states plus Washington, D.C., in federal court for the District of Rhode Island. The issue centers around the Continuum of Care program, the federal government’s pri…
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