This article is part of City Paper’s 2026 contribution to the D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout the week here.
With the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, the District’s supply of Permanent Supportive Housing and the Local Rent Supplement Program vouchers has finally been replenished. The programs ran out of resources in April, leaving caseworkers and residents without access to essential programs for five months.
The new budget funds 371 total vouchers, with 200 PSH for individuals (PSH-I) and 95 for families, which are critical for helping individuals and families move out of homelessness…