Block Trump’s Cruel Housing Cuts—Protect 170,000 Lives Now

The clock is ticking. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has revealed a proposal by Donald Trump’s administration to slash funding for long-term housing supports and rewrite the rules on homeless assistance — moves that could force 170,000 people back into homelessness this winter.

According to multiple reports, the budget request proposes cutting the Continuum of Care Program’s permanent housing stream from $3.3 billion to around $1.1 billion in 2026 — shifting funds to transitional shelters that impose work or treatment requirements. This plan undermines decades of progress and threatens people with disabilities, veterans, families, and older adults who have found stability through permanent housing programs.

Congress must immediately reject HUD’s proposed FY 2026 budget rewrite, restore full CoC funding, and block any policy that undermines the “housing first” principle that has proven to save lives.

Right now, the battle is urgent. The NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity) for CoC grants opens in January, and the old grants expire between January and June 2026 — if we don’t act now, there will be a funding gap and entire programs will shut down.

Demand Congress vote to reject the HUD budget cuts, restore CoC funding, and hold HUD accountable to the communities it serves.