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Board agrees to reallocate 25 VASH vouchers to WHEDA to speed housing placements for veterans

5360751 · July 10, 2025
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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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