Housing Assistance for Veterans

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)

The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) has been updated. Students eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill would receive the BAH for the zip code of the institution they are attending. Learn more about BAH »

HUD-VASH Vouchers

The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted December 26, 2007, provided $75 million of funding for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program.

The 2008 Appropriation required HUD to make such funding available to public housing agencies (PHAs) that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers (VAMC) or other entries as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Learn more about HUD-VASH Vouchers »

Homelessness Resource Exchange

The Homelessness Resource Exchange is your online one-stop shop for information and resources on assisting people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Program guidance and regulations, technical assistance and training resources, research and publications, and more are available for use by Federal agencies, state and local government agencies, Continuum of Care organizations, homeless service providers, technical assistance providers, persons experiencing homelessness, and other stakeholders.

President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which includes a $1.5 billion for a Homelessness Prevention Fund. Funding for this program, called the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), is being distributed based on the formula used for the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program.

For additional information on the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), please visit HUD’s AARA page, or www.Recovery.gov.