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Vermont housing authority warns federal cuts could leave about 760 vouchers unfunded; urges state contingency
Summary
Kathleen Burke, executive director of the Vermont State Housing Authority, told a legislative committee that federal underfunding could reduce VSHA’s leased vouchers from 4,495 awarded to roughly 3,700 in 2026 — an unfunded gap of about 764 vouchers — and urged the General Assembly to fund contingency and bridge assistance programs.
Kathleen Burke, executive director of the Vermont State Housing Authority, told the General & Housing committee on Jan. 13 that the agency faces a potential federal funding shortfall that could leave roughly 764 housing choice vouchers unfunded in 2026.
Burke said the authority has 4,495 vouchers that have been awarded to the agency over time, and that current projections for calendar year 2026 could see leased vouchers drop to about 3,700. "We have a housing crisis. We have a homelessness crisis. We have unfunded vouchers," Burke said, arguing the shortfall risks destabilizing households and projects that depend on subsidy commitments.
Burke summarized how the voucher program is…
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