Across the U.S., people with disabilities face some of the highest rates of poverty, housing instability, homelessness, and forced institutionalization. Nationwide, federal rental assistance is helping 2.6 million people with disabilities, while more than 18 million disabled people are eligible but are not receiving assistance.

There are proposals to drastically cut and change programs that people rely on, but Congress can protect and expand federal housing assistance!

Congress is working on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget, and your representatives need to hear from you about the importance of maintaining and increasing housing assistance for all, including people with disabilities! This includes the Department of Housing & Urban Development's (HUD) Section 811 program and Housing Choice Vouchers, including the Mainstream and Non-Elderly Disabled vouchers, among other critical programs.

You may also hear about housing-related proposals that include things like "carve-outs" or other administrative red tape like "work requirements" or "time limits", which don't work and will disproportionately impact disabled people and their families.

Now, please join us and tell Congress to protect and expand housing assistance in FY27 appropriations!