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Puerto Rico Housing Department outlines $2.26 billion recommended budget, stresses affordable housing and disaster recovery
Summary
Secretary Siari Pérez Peña told the House Finance Committee the Department of Housing’s recommended FY2025–26 budget totals $2,263,591,000, driven largely by federal grants and disaster‑recovery programs; she identified affordable housing, municipal CDBG allocations and mitigation readiness as top priorities.
The Department of Housing of Puerto Rico recommended a consolidated budget of $2,263,591,000 for fiscal year 2025–26, driven primarily by federal grant funding, Secretary Siari Pérez Peña told the House Committee on Finance during budget hearings.
"The department's mission is to provide access to an affordable, dignified and safe home," Siari Pérez Peña said in her opening statement, laying out the department’s organizational structure, staffing and program portfolio.
The department presented the recommended budget as composed of $15,281,000 from the general-fund joint resolution, $2,221,480,000 in federal funds and $26,830,000 in special proprietary revenue. Officials said the recommended total reflects a net reduction of $1,105,696,000 compared with the amount approved for FY2025, a decline the department attributed mainly to the timing and closeout of federal programs.
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