"While the cases are ongoing, the preliminary injunction directs the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to process local governments' homelessness grant applications using previous guidelines that favor permanent supportive housing. The proposed HUD funding restrictions would have worsened the homelessness crisis, and that's simply unacceptable, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement. HUD did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the injunction."
"But in a statement earlier this year, Secretary Scott Turner said the agency's philosophy for addressing the homelessness crisis will now define success not by dollars spent or housing units filled, but by how many people achieve long-term self-sufficiency and recovery. The proposed policy shift has sent homeless service nonprofits across the Bay Area scrambling to understand the potential impact on their programs."
Judge Mary S. McElroy issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development from redirecting homelessness grant funds away from permanent supportive housing while two lawsuits proceed. One suit was filed by a coalition of 20 mainly Democratic states, including California; another was filed by nonprofits and 11 local governments, including Santa Clara County. The injunction requires HUD to process grant applications under previous guidelines favoring permanent supportive housing. Federal officials had sought to prioritize temporary housing, outreach, work requirements, and mandated treatment. Advocates and providers warned the proposed shift could force housing site closures and end rental aid.
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