Key Details:
Current Situation 2025:
- Current Voucher Residents are not at risk of losing their housing assistance.
- HOSWWA has sufficient funding to continue supporting all current voucher holders through at least September 30, 2025.
- The Family Self Sufficiency Program is funded through December 31, 2025
- HOSWWA has not experienced any direct funding cuts or direct impacts from Presidential Executive Orders or other federal policy changes at this time.
2026 Funding At Risk:
- The Presidents “Skinny Budget” proposes 43% funding cuts to Housing programs. This cut could severely affect HOSWWA programs.
- The Bill includes a measure to “block grant” all housing programs to the states.
- The Bill mandates work requirements and 2-year time limits for “work able” recipients of housing assistance.
- In this Bill, Family Self Sufficiency Programs are eliminated.
- The Emergency Housing Voucher Program is also being eliminated by December 2026.
PLEASE Help us advocate for Housing Resources. Call, Email, or send Letters to your Congressional Representatives and ask them to support FULL FUNDING FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS!
Advocacy Sample Letter
The letter can be sent to the three congressional representatives listed below:
Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contact
Senator Maria Cantwell https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact
Senator Patty Murray https://www.murray.senate.gov/write-to-patty/