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Fair housing ally warns HUD staffing cuts and grant cancellations are disrupting services; committee hears urgency
Summary
Nikitra Bailey of the National Fair Housing Alliance told the subcommittee that reported terminations, withheld funding and other actions at HUD are already forcing local fair housing agencies to downsize and could reduce enforcement and assistance to vulnerable households.
Nikitra Bailey, executive vice president of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), told the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance that reported actions at the Department of Housing and Urban Development — including staff terminations and grant cancellations cited in committee discussion — are disrupting fair‑housing enforcement and community assistance programs.
Bailey said NFHA represents more than 200 local nonprofit fair housing agencies and that many rely heavily or entirely on HUD funding through programs such as the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and other federal grants. She testified that some local agencies had already begun winding down, laying off staff and canceling services because of sudden…
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