On January 19, the campaign’s director, Mike Koprowski, sent a letter to appropriators urging that a final FY22 spending bill includes the House proposal to expand Housing Choice Vouchers to an additional 125,000 households. A substantial expansion of rental assistance for people with the lowest incomes is a key element of any successful strategy to solve the affordable housing crisis. But due to chronic under-funding and disinvestment, only 1 in 4 households eligible for a federal housing voucher will get the help they need.
The FY22 spending bill presents an opportunity to obtain a tremendous return on investment by expanding Housing Choice Vouchers to an additional 125,000 households.
Read the campaign’s letter below:
MK letter FY22 spending bill FINALTo download, click here.