Take Action: Protect Affordable Housing Programs
Congress is currently determining fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations levels for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) programs. This is our chance to fight for strong investment in American communities–including in proven solutions to address the housing crisis among older adults. HUD’s affordable senior housing programs are effective, and they need to be protected and expanded.

While both chambers of Congress have rejected the steep cuts proposed in the President’s budget request, the House has advanced a bill that would hurt older adults receiving federal rental assistance by cutting or eliminating funding for key HUD programs and allowing harmful changes to housing access rules.

The Senate, on the other hand, has advanced a bill that would boost funding for important HUD programs. Included in the bill’s provisions are several LeadingAge priorities for expanding and preserving the affordable housing programs that older adults rely on, as well as the full renewal of rental assistance contracts with affordable housing communities and service coordinator grants. The Senate also funds rent increases needed to preserve Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRACs) through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.

Representatives and Senators need to hear from affordable senior housing providers, residents, and other aging services stakeholders: Invest in proven solutions for affordable senior housing. Waiting lists for federally assisted housing for older adults are years long and homelessness among the population age 65 and older continues to increase faster than among any other demographic group. Congress can help address these issues by protecting and expanding vital housing programs.  

LeadingAge is asking members of Congress to support the Senate version of the FY 2026 HUD funding bill, which would:

  • Ensure full funding to preserve Project Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) and Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contracts, Service Coordinator grant renewals, and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversions
  • Reject the House proposal to allow work requirements, time limits, and resident rent changes in certain HUD programs.  
  • Include, in any additional continuing resolutions, funding increases necessary to keep HUD affordable senior housing programs fully funded.

Take action today to support the strong funding levels in the Senate’s FY 2026 HUD funding bill to preserve our country’s affordable housing programs.

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