An approximate $45 million shortage and an unreconciled receivables account of $8 million has county officials worried about the King County Regional Homelessness Authority’s financial condition.
On April 17, accounting consultant Clark Nuber released a forensic evaluation of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) covering the period from mid-2021 through July 31, 2025, for the city of Seattle. KCRHA is a government entity formed in 2019 with the mission to operate a homelessness support system to address unsheltered homelessness throughout King County.
The authority is primarily funded by the City of Seattle Human Services Department and the King County Department of Community and Human Services, and has received a total of $533.9 million in funding from all sources from inception through July 31, 2025…