The FY2026 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bill provides $77.3 billion for HUD programs — a $7.2 billion increase and one of the largest in recent memory.

Key Allocations:

• Public housing operating funds: $5.02 billion
• Public housing capital funds: $3.2 billion
• Continuum of Care (homeless services): $4.01 billion
• Housing Choice Vouchers: Full renewal funding plus incremental vouchers
• Project-Based Rental Assistance: Contract renewals and inflation adjustments

Stakeholder Impact:

• 2.4 million voucher households protected from terminations
• Housing authorities can plan with funding security
• Property owners assured continued HAP payments
• Developers confident in lease-up assistance availability

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