Trump Budget Plans Cut Billions from HUD Housing Vouchers Nevada, Vermont

Affordable housing remains a critical challenge for vulnerable populations across the United States, including people with disabilities and low-income families. In Conyers, Georgia, the Lighthouse Village community offers below-market rent apartments with supportive services, enabling individuals like Bethany Beech, who has Down syndrome, to live independently. Meanwhile, in Vermont, single mother Hannah Patten faces the threat of losing her short-term housing voucher due to federal funding cuts, risking a return to homelessness despite her efforts to secure permanent assistance. In Nevada, over 15,000 households rely on federally funded housing vouchers, but President Donald Trump's 2025 budget proposal seeks to slash the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget by over 40%, including a $27 billion cut to the State Rental Assistance Block Grant. Local housing authorities warn these reductions would drastically reduce voucher availability, potentially leaving thousands without rental assistance amid a national housing crisis. These developments highlight the growing gap between housing needs and available federal support, placing many at risk of housing instability.