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Homeless-veteran advocates urge Congress to protect HUD‑VASH access, fund per‑diems and prevent grant pauses
Summary
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans and others said federal grant pauses and staffing or contract changes could reverse hard-won reductions in veteran homelessness; they urged codifying disability-income exemptions for HUD‑VASH and protecting grant continuity.
Representatives of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans and other organizations told the joint committees that recent federal staffing changes and unknown contract cancellations risk undermining recent progress in reducing veteran homelessness and urged Congress to safeguard funding and program continuity.
Catherine Monet, CEO of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV), said veteran homelessness had fallen to the lowest level on record but that the reductions required sustained funding and reliable federal and local partnerships. "While the PIT is not a perfect measure of…
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