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Advocates urge $7.4 million in BAA fixes to avert housing loss and expand assistance
Summary
Housing and homelessness advocates told the House Appropriations Committee they need immediate FY26 budget adjustments — a $5 million voucher contingency, $1.322 million in rapid financial assistance, $1 million for land-access grants and $100,000 for disability-focused case management — to prevent evictions and stabilize services.
Advocates for renters, community land trusts and homelessness service providers asked the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday to approve multiple one-time corrections in the FY2026 Budget Adjustment Act to shore up housing supports.
Chad Simmons, executive director of the Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont, asked legislators to add four items to the BAA: $5 million for a Vermont State Housing Authority voucher contingency fund to keep rental-assistance vouchers solvent; $1,322,000 for the Housing Opportunity Program’s financial assistance to prevent and exit homelessness;…
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