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The bill creates targeted emergency housing assistance and supportive services to keep the lowest-income households housed and better coordinate local efforts, but the program's reach and impact are limited by eligibility caps, monthly/annual payment limits, administrative requirements, and reliance on future appropriations and rulemaking — creating a trade-off between targeted support and implementation/fiscal constraints.
Extremely low- and very low-income families (renters and homeowners) can receive short-term rent, mortgage, utility, and repair assistance to prevent eviction or foreclosure, reducing immediate homelessness risk.
Extremely low- and very low-income households can access supportive services (legal aid, counseling, behavioral health, case management) alongside financial help, increasing housing stability and addressing root causes of housing crises.
Local governments and Continuums of Care will receive support to coordinate with homeless prioritization systems (e.g., Coordinated Entry), improving targeting to households at highest risk of homelessness.
Low-income households and service providers face uncertainty because the program is only authorized and depends on future congressional appropriations and HUD rulemaking for funds to be delivered.
Low-income renters and homeowners may still have unmet needs because assistance includes monthly and annual caps (eight months per 12-month period and HUD-determined reasonable monthly limits) that can be insufficient for some crises.
Taxpayers could see increased federal spending if the authorized $100M/year is appropriated, which may affect other budget priorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a HUD Housing Stabilization Fund to award grants to continuums of care for short-term emergency housing assistance to extremely low- and very low-income families, with use limits and documentation rules.
Introduced March 18, 2025 by Ted Lieu · Last progress March 18, 2025
Establishes a Housing Stabilization Fund at HUD to make annual grants to continuums of care for short-term emergency housing assistance targeted to extremely low-income and very low-income families who face a financial hardship that threatens their housing. Grants (subject to future appropriations) pay for housing-related financial assistance and services such as prospective rent and mortgage payments (with limits), rental arrears, utility payments, necessary housing repairs, and other specified housing supports, with documentation requirements and coordination with local homeless prioritization systems.