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Board agrees to reallocate 25 VASH vouchers to WHEDA to speed housing placements for veterans
Summary
To increase utilization and speed placements for homeless veterans, the board approved a one‑time reallocation of 25 VASH vouchers from HACM to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA); HUD and VA supported the move.
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee on July 9 voted to request that HUD reallocate 25 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers from HACM to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), a move advocates and HUD officials recommended to increase placement rates for homeless veterans.
Ken Barbow (staff) told commissioners that HACM holds 372 VASH vouchers, including 101 project-based vouchers at the National…
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