August 10, 2024 - WASHINGTON - On Friday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement commending the Department of Housing and Urban Development for changing HUD-Department of Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program policies to ensure that veterans who receive disability payments would not be excluded from the program.

“I applaud the Department of Housing and Urban Development for finally making the necessary changes to ensure disabled homeless veterans are not excluded from housing opportunities. I have been working with Congressman Brad Sherman, as well as Ranking Member Mark Takano and other veterans advocates to push for this change. Veterans receiving disability benefits were being penalized because the money they received made them ineligible for housing programs. By making this policy change, HUD is now living up to its commitment to provide housing to vulnerable veterans.”
Source: Congressman Ted W. Lieu