The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released updated guidance on the future of the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program. This guidance outlines important funding changes and encourages public housing agencies (PHAs), including County Housing, to begin preparing for the wind-down of the program.
According to HUD’s notice:
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) made EHV funds available for obligation by HUD until September 30, 2030, with funds scheduled to be canceled by law on September 30, 2035.
Due to historic increases in rental prices and higher per-unit costs, HUD estimates it will only have sufficient funds to cover all EHV families through most of calendar year 2026.
PHAs are encouraged to begin planning now to ensure families currently served by EHVs do not experience a gap in housing assistance.
To help protect families, HUD allows PHAs to transition EHV families into the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program so that families can remain in their homes without a lapse in assistance.
County Housing is taking proactive steps to prepare for these changes. We are updating the preferences for our HCV and Mainstream waiting lists to ensure that families can be smoothly transitioned into other programs as EHV funding winds down.
County Housing has posted a draft copy of the amended Administrative Plan
Changes have been made to Chapters 4 and 19.
We invite you to share your comments about these updates by emailing voucher@countyhousing.org.
By planning ahead, County Housing remains committed to providing stable, uninterrupted housing assistance for the families we serve.