Housing PLUS Act of 2025
The Housing PLUS Act of 2025 would modify the Continuum of Care (CoC) program rules under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to favor funding for providers that deliver wraparound supportive services and to allow occupancy prerequisites for program participants. Specifically, it requires at least 50% of CoC funds to go to eligible entities that provide wraparound services (such as counseling, job training, or addiction treatment) and permits grantees to require certain preconditions for occupancy (for example sobriety). It also ensures that faith-based organizations can participate. The bill adds an accountability mechanism requiring annual certifications and reporting to Congress demonstrating compliance with these requirements. In short, the bill aims to promote housing stability through integrated supportive services, while mandating a substantial set-aside for wraparound supports and increasing federal oversight of how funds are allocated and used.
Key Points
- 1Creates a new Sec. 436 in the McKinney-Vento Act, governing the availability of CoC funds for grantees that require wraparound services or preconditions.
- 2Availability (a): The Secretary may not prohibit or restrict grants to eligible entities, project sponsors, or recipients that require wraparound services (e.g., counseling, job training, addiction treatment) or that impose occupancy prerequisites (e.g., sobriety), or that include faith-based organizations.
- 3Set Aside (b): For each fiscal year, at least 50% of amounts made available under this subtitle must be used by eligible entities, project sponsors, and recipients that provide or offer access to wraparound services.
- 4Accountability (c): Within 180 days after the close of each fiscal year, the Secretary must submit a written certification to Congress that funding complied with the wraparound and set-aside requirements, plus a report detailing how funding opportunities evidenced such compliance.
- 5Scope: Applies to the Continuum of Care program administered by HUD; maintains “notwithstanding any other provision of law” language to ensure these changes prevail over conflicting statutes.