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Minnesota Housing warns HUD staffing cuts and payment glitches could disrupt federal programs supporting 34,000 units
Summary
Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho briefed the committee on federal funding streams, program risks including staff reductions at HUD and recent drawdown glitches, and reported 2023‑24 dispersal and commitment figures for state appropriations and agency programs.
Commissioner Jennifer Ho, commissioner of Minnesota Housing, told the Senate Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention that federal program uncertainties, HUD staffing reductions and a recent payment‑system glitch have the potential to disrupt programs Minnesota Housing administers or depends on.
Ho presented the agency's funding mix and noted that federal funds represent the largest share of program activity. She said Minnesota Housing administers project‑based rental assistance that touches about $250,000,000 a year and serves approximately 34,000 privately owned HUD‑assisted units. "By far, the largest line item that we touch is that we're the administrator for 34,000 units of privately owned, HUD assisted, project based rental assistance," Commissioner Ho said.
Ho flagged two near‑term federal risks: an expiring continuing resolution (Congressional CR) that, as of the hearing, was set to expire March 6, and reductions in HUD staffing. She told the committee that some HUD contacts have left the…
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