Gov. Andy Beshear is joining a coalition of states suing the Department of Housing and Urban Development over new policies that cap long-term housing programs.
For decades, HUD has prioritized long-term housing through Continuum of Care grants. Under the latest Notice of Funding Opportunities, local agencies are told such programs can only make up 30% of their grant requests, putting more than $15 million in permanent supportive housing funding across Kentucky at risk. This threatens the housing stability of roughly 1,200 Kentuckians.
“We should be helping people get back on their feet through a safe place to call home, not barring them from any chance of success,” Beshear said. “These policy changes are wrong and dangerous, and they will set our commonwealth and country back.”…