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H.R. 965119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Feb 11, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act
Introduced:
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HR 965 would exclude VA disability payments from income calculations when disabled veterans apply for HUD-VASH housing vouchers.
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HR 965 changes how income is calculated for disabled veterans applying to HUD-VASH, a federal program that gives housing vouchers to homeless veterans. Under the bill, VA disability compensation and pension payments would not count as income when determining eligibility. The same exclusion would apply to future HUD-run housing programs built on VA-owned property.
Homeless or at-risk veterans who receive VA disability compensation or pension benefits are the primary people affected. Local public housing agencies and administrators who process HUD-VASH applications would also need to update how they review eligibility.
Veterans whose VA disability payments currently push their total income above the program limit could become eligible for housing vouchers under this change. The exclusion applies only to eligibility determinations, not to rent calculations, so rent amounts could still reflect those disability payments once a veteran is enrolled.
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Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.