"When 28-year-old Brianna Beadle finally secured an Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) in 2022, the single mother of five exhaled for the first time in years. After she'd been bouncing between a domestic violence shelter, short-term hotels, and her car, the voucher made a four-bedroom home in Pompano Beach, Florida, possible - a place where her kids could sleep, study, and heal. But now, with the federal program set to end in 2026, Beadle fears losing it all."
""It's kind of scary," Beadle said. "With me being in school and working, [it's] already all I can afford." Beadle earns about $2,100 a month. Her rent is nearly $4,000. Without the voucher, she has no plan. "I'm not looking to depend on this for the rest of my life," she said. "[It's just] until I [can] get on my feet.""
"Launched under the 2021 American Rescue Plan, the EHV program was designed to help people at risk of homelessness during the pandemic. The program, run through local public housing authorities, functions similarly to Housing Choice, or Section 8, vouchers and typically covers 70% of rent, up to the area's fair market rent, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Unlike Section 8, the EHV program had no local residency requirement, allowing families to move."
Brianna Beadle used an Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) in 2022 to move her five children from shelters and a car into a four-bedroom home in Pompano Beach. Beadle earned about $2,100 a month while rent approached nearly $4,000, leaving her dependent on the voucher to remain housed. The EHV program, created by the 2021 American Rescue Plan, operated like Section 8, typically covering about 70% of rent and allowing mobility without local residency rules. Nationwide the program housed more than 60,000 families. Federal funding is set to expire in 2026, risking renewed instability for many households.
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