Biden Administration Announced Billions To Tackle Homelessness In The U.S.

Finances will be made available through the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the 'Continuum of Care Program'.

The Biden Administration announced new efforts expected to tackle the issue of homelessness across the country.

Actions include $3.1 billion in funding to support efforts to quickly rehouse homeless Americans. The White House said these funds can be used for a broad range of critical interventions from rental assistance to supportive services to technology and data sharing.

Finances will be made available through the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the ‘Continuum of Care Program’.

Additional actions will be announced today including $11 million in funding for legal services for veterans experiencing homelessness, $58 million worth of funding to help homeless veterans find jobs, and a new series of ‘boot camps’ to assist VA medical centers and public housing agencies rehouse veterans more quickly.

The VA put 40,401 homeless veterans into permanent housing last year with 2,443 of them returning to homelessness at some point that same year.