Homeless in Washington State

WA, Trump and homelessness

Washington joins states suing HUD over rule they say will increase homelessness

The new changes, the lawsuit argues, are sweeping enough to create “administrative chaos” and could cost thousands of people their homes.

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Federal changes will increase WA homelessness, AG warns in new Trump lawsuit

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WA leads lawsuit against Trump’s ‘Housing First’ homelessness reversal

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CT sues Trump administration over HUD housing funding changes

Connecticut on Tuesday joined 19 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit against the federal government for policy changes that service providers say will leave thousands more people ho...

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Maryland joins coalition of states suing Trump administration over federal housing aid cuts

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Fact Check Team: Trump administration's homelessness policy faces legal fight

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Beshear among Democrats suing to save permanent housing grants from Trump change

Beshear in a statement provided in a press release called the funding shift “illegal and cruel” and said it would “cause more people — like veterans and families — to go homeless and make our communit...

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Maine among 20 states suing Trump administration over limited funding for long-term housing supports

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KY joins suit against Trump administration over federal dollars that support housing

Lynnwood Times

AG Brown co-leads multi-state suit against HUD’s homelessness funding overhaul

HUD's new NOFO for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, introduces unlawful policies and conditions that disrupt the Continuum of Care grant program

The Daily of the University of WashingtonOpinion

Humanity and action: The Seattle homelessness crisis needs our attention

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Washington state is still rising. Community members, nonprofit organizations, and elected officials all wield the ability to help relieve the situation. Resources can be limited, and as the year gets colder, it’s time to spare some humanity and help in the ways we can.

MyNorthwest

AG Brown: HUD’s new housing the homeless policies ‘put lives at risk’

Washington is among 20 states suing the Trump Administration over changes to how federal funding can be used to house the homeless.

Redmond Reporter

Homelessness still rising in Washington, state data shows

Homelessness is still on the rise in Washington, but data collected by the state Department of Commerce shows that the growth rate across much of the state slowed last year. This comes as the state has been spending billions of dollars in recent years to ...

News Tribune

What rights do homeless people have in Washington? See laws, resources

In late July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting homelessness in the United States by declaring mentally ill unhoused individuals as dangerous. Among other tactics, the order encourages encampment removal and the criminalization of ...