Housing Vouchers

The DC government is making progress in housing people with its record number of vouchers, but people familiar with the process say the wait is still far too long. DC began fiscal year 2022 with 2,400 new Permanent Supportive…

DC’s plan to eliminate homelessness for single adults appears to be faltering. Prior to the start of fiscal year 2022, the District did something unprecedented. In a bid to end homelessness for single adults, the DC government funded a…

People using housing vouchers in DC spent this past summer in limbo. In the spring, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) deliberated changing the maximum value of all 20,000 vouchers the agency administers. If implemented, the change could have…

Doug had a housing voucher, but he was still sleeping outside.  Three days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, he boarded a train to DC on the promise of a job. When he arrived, he learned his start date was delayed. The place he had…

It just got a little bit easier for people experiencing homelessness to get a housing voucher. After a months-long fight by advocates, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) will now let voucher applicants move into housing without requiring a…

DC’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 DC Council last week gave initial approval to the city’s budget for the next fiscal year, providing funding for some new housing vouchers sought by advocates but far fewer than they recommended. The council’s version of the…

Local housing advocates thought they had prevailed in their long-standing push to allow people seeking housing vouchers to self-certify their eligibility, but they’re crying foul after the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) distributed guidance…

Housing advocates across the District are demanding that the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) reform the way it administers housing vouchers so people experiencing homelessness can be matched sooner with a place to live. On Feb. 9, DCHA’s Board…

At a recent celebration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson personally congratulated the most recent class of seven new homeowners for successfully completing the DC Housing Authority’s little-known Home…