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Committee flags housing and homelessness investments, seeks funding source for HomeShare expansion

House Human Services · February 24, 2026
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Summary

House Human Services noted the governor’s proposed $23M increase for OEO housing and shelter activities, discussed 21 new positions and a proposed HomeShare continuation/expansion that lacks an identified revenue source; members suggested using FY25 carryforward or shifting Choices for Care funds as offsets.

The House Human Services committee discussed multiple housing and homelessness items in the FY27 budget, including the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) housing increases, HomeShare funding for the Northeast Kingdom, and an End Homelessness request.

Speaker 2 summarized that the governor proposed a roughly $23,000,000 increase for housing and shelter-related activities in OEO and that some…

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