‘It’s Devastating’: More Than $100M for Housing Homeless at Risk Under New HUD Policy | KQED
Local advocates warn that the Bay Area stands to lose more than $100 million in federal support for homelessness programs under a forthcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) policy shift. Service providers say this could jeopardize efforts to house people exiting homelessness and maintain existing placements, particularly in high‐cost markets like ours. The change intensifies the urgency of policy alignment between housing production and preservation.
Why it matters: Cuts to federal funding for housing-first programs endanger vulnerable populations and place additional strain on local governments and service providers.