Housing Vouchers
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 7, 2023
DC returned millions of federal grants intended to end homelessness
D.C. returned over $10 million in federal grants intended to fund programs aimed at ending homelessness from 2017 through 2021,…
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia May 11, 2023
DC has a social worker shortage. Councilmembers hope these proposals will help.
Unhoused residents across the District are feeling the impact of the city’s social worker shortage. Anyone seeking to use a…
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia April 12, 2023
How to end chronic homelessness in DC, according to new report
A new report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute estimates the cost of ending homelessness in the District to be $770 million.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia April 5, 2023
DC has 420 housing vouchers for youth leaving foster care. Why isn’t it using them all?
D.C. has not used all available housing vouchers for youth exiting foster care, even as some youth exit into homelessness.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia March 29, 2023
Mayor’s proposed budget a reversal from years of increased funding for vouchers
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 cuts funding for eviction prevention and adds no new housing vouchers.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia March 1, 2023
Homeless services for individuals do not meet demand
D.C. serves thousands of people experiencing homelessness each year, but supply does not meet demand, the city’s ICH director said.
DC officials consider reviving controversial encampment pilot
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Wayne Turnage testified about encampment clearings, the CARE pilot and homeless services at an oversight hearing on Feb. 16.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia February 22, 2023
Under new management: Robert White on leading DC Council’s Housing Committee
Street Sense Media and The DC Line caught up with the new chair of the D.C. Council’s Housing Committee, at-large member Robert White.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia February 11, 2023
DC risks running out of shelter beds in 2023
Between encampment and program closures, D.C.’s shelter system may be overwhelmed by mid-2023.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia February 1, 2023
Encampment at McPherson Square will be cleared two months early on Feb. 15
The National Parks Service will close an encampment at McPherson Square on Feb. 15, two months earlier than the original date of April 12.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 11, 2023
New year, new agency? DCHA reform efforts continue into 2023
As the D.C. Housing Authority’s new board takes over, advocates continue calls for substantial reform and resident representation.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia December 14, 2022
DC Council set to make some pandemic-era benefits permanent
As the legislative session ends, the D.C. Council is set to continue pandemic-era rental and nutrition benefits for residents.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 26, 2022
DC companies will pay historic fine for discriminating against people with vouchers
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced a $10 million settlement with real estate companies that refused to rent to people with vouchers.
DC ends fiscal year with hundreds of vouchers left
D.C. could have housed about 2,456 individuals in the last year. Only 590 moved in.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 19, 2022
Inside the confusing world of housing choice vouchers
DCHA decided against a revised policy that landlords and advocates said would displace voucher holders. But the agency’s voucher rents are still a point of contention.
NewsBy Paras Shah September 14, 2022
DC government halts family exits from beleaguered Rapid Rehousing subsidy program until Sept. 30
Evy Wilkins was thrilled to move into her apartment. As a low-income D.C. resident, she qualified for a rent subsidy through the District’s Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program. But Wilkins’ joy quickly turned into a nightmare.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 3, 2022
National Alliance to End Homelessness lays out new priorities
The National Alliance to End Homelessness’s new leadership pledged to end homelessness by centering racial justice and lived experience at the organization’s annual conference.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia July 20, 2022
D.C. funded 2400 vouchers. Less than 600 people have moved into housing
D.C. so far has housed just a fraction of the people experiencing chronic homelessness despite the availability of more funding this year.
NewsBy Hannah Loder June 29, 2022
A Housing Narrative Lab webinar challenges the common stories of homelessness
A webinar from the Housing Narrative Lab underlines the ways data and journalism fail to truly tell the story of homelessness.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 29, 2022
After six months, DCHA is now fully implementing self-certification
The D.C. Housing Authority will now allow people to apply for housing vouchers without a photo ID after a months-long fight.
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