July 18, 2025 Washington, DC — A statement from Linda Couch, Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, including low-income housing for older adults, on the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding bill moved out of the House Appropriations Committees on July 17, 2025:
“Unfortunately, the House Appropriations Committee’s bill represents a step backwards for housing assistance, which is needed now more than ever by older adults and the aging services workforce. While Republicans say the bill will fully fund HUD’s Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance programs in fiscal year 2026, which are priorities for LeadingAge, the bill falls short on funding for the public housing and voucher programs that provide housing stability for more than one million older adult households and millions of others. The bill also opens the door to programmatic flexibilities for the public housing and voucher programs, undermining these programs’ ability to continue to be the federal housing safety net older adults and families desperately need.”
About LeadingAge:
We represent more than 5,400 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-driven organizations serving older adults that touch millions of lives every day. Alongside our members and 36 partners in 41 states, we use advocacy, education, applied research, and community-building to make America a better place to grow old. Our membership encompasses the entire continuum of aging services, including skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, affordable housing, retirement communities, adult day programs, community-based services, hospice, and home-based care. We bring together the most inventive minds in the field to lead and innovate solutions that support older adults wherever they call home. For more information visit leadingage.org
