D.C.’s new Moving to Work plan aims to close budget gaps but faces concerns over rent and transfer policies.

The D.C. Housing Authority is facing funding challenges after the Department of Housing and Urban Development denied a budget request.

The council added more than $400 million to the budget, reversing cuts to popular programs like housing vouchers.

Some housing voucher holders are unable to leave poor living conditions after the D.C. Housing Authority paused security deposit assistance.

The D.C. Commission on Poverty will likely receive no funding in the District’s budget for the second year in a row.

The D.C. Council added to the budget to save hundreds of housing vouchers, but advocates say the work is still not done.

The D.C. Council human services committee reversed proposed budget cuts for some city’s homelessness programs.

As the D.C. Council finalizes the city’s budget, homeless service advocates are demanding it reverses cuts.

The proposed D.C. budget for fiscal year 2027 would reduce the sole office dedicated exclusively to homelessness’s staff to one.

While the budget would fund a new non-congregate shelter, it offers few long-term housing options for people experiencing homelessness.

Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness in the District, but the mayor’s proposed budget would cut funding for DV services.

In 2025, Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed sweeping changes to D.C.’s TANF program, limiting how long people can receive aid.

After a two-week delay, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her 2027 fiscal year proposed budget, totalling $21.1 billion.

The event could be the last budget engagement forum held by Mayor Muriel Bowser, who decided not to run for reelection this year.

This month, Congress passed a disapproval resolution that locks D.C. into tax policies from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The potential loss, ahead of what’s expected to be a tight budget year, could mean coming cuts in funding for social services.

In a Jan. 27 oversight roundtable, the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) addressed findings from Chief Compliance Officer Petuna Cooper regarding the alleged mishandling of taxpayer dollars.

Applications for D.C.’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) reopened in November to high demand giving some tenants newfound hope.

According to a new D.C. auditors’ brief on the Rapid Rehousing many people have left the program unable to afford rent.

A combination of local and federal budget cuts is threatening to take thousands of D.C. residents off Medicaid over the next several years. 

The D.C. Council removed a provision allowing families experiencing homelessness to be housed in communal shelters from the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget.