D.C. could have housed about 2,456 individuals in the last year. Only 590 moved in.

Amina Washington calls for the city to act faster to house people living outside.

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.

Jeffrey shares a writing on the income people earn compared to the cost to live in DC.

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.

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.

D.C. so far has housed just a fraction of the people experiencing chronic homelessness despite the availability of more funding this year.

A webinar from the Housing Narrative Lab underlines the ways data and journalism fail to truly tell the story of homelessness.

The D.C. Housing Authority will now allow people to apply for housing vouchers without a photo ID after a months-long fight.

D.C.’s voucher waitlist is 37,000 people long, but the city government is only planning to fund 20 new vouchers for the residents on it.

The D.C. Council took the first vote on next year’s budget, adding money for 400 housing vouchers and an expansion of the earned income tax credit.

After passing a resolution to allow people applying for vouchers to self-certify their identity, DCHA released regulatory guidance that banned that practice.

Housing advocates are asking the council for increased investment for tenant-based vouchers and housing repairs and to increase accountability for next year’s budget.

Queenie Featherstone writes an acrostic poem and an accompanying statement about housing vouchers.

D.C.’s comprehensive tenant protections bill includes new provisions to prevent discrimination against voucher holders.

Marcus Green reflects on his experience with vouchers.

The D.C. Housing Authority took the first step to allow self-certification for housing vouchers, while advocates continue to push for improved communication so applicants experiencing homelessness can be matched with housing faster, and standardize processes to ease the burden on tenants and housing providers.

D.C. will terminate 384 families next spring from rapid rehousing despite new long-term housing subsidies and vouchers.

Abel Putu shares his experience sleeping outside.

The CARE pilot program closes four of the largest encampments in D.C. The program offers housing for one year to those who made the by-name list. Those not on the list were forced to relocate. Aldo Richardson was one of the many who needed to relocate to New Jersey and O Street park encampment in hopes of qualifying for housing.