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Veterans describe housing barriers: taxes, income rules and debt exclude some from services
3160995 · April 30, 2025
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Veterans at the hearing said property taxes, retirement income taxation and rigid income-based eligibility rules for assistance programs exclude some veterans from housing support; speakers urged policy changes to consider debt and other barriers.
Veterans and advocates told lawmakers that housing and homelessness remain urgent concerns and that current program rules and state tax policies create barriers to obtaining stable housing.
Felicia Ward, a U.S. Army veteran, said income thresholds for state and federal housing programs can disqualify veterans whose…
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