President Trump Signs Law Excluding VA Disability Pay From Income Calculations for Housing Aid Eligibility

32,882 veterans were counted as homeless on a single night in January 2024 — a record low since measurement began in 2009

6 million veterans received VA disability compensation in FY 2024, averaging roughly $25,000 per year — the income this law now requires be excluded from federal housing eligibility calculations

A veteran rated at 70% disability — near the average rating granted in FY 2024 — receives over $20,000/year in VA compensation, enough to push them above income limits for some federal housing programs

HUD-VASH has helped more than 200,000 veterans exit homelessness since launch, but a peer-reviewed study found roughly 15–17% of vouchers went unused as of 2017

The IRS administratively excluded VA disability pay from housing income calculations in October 2024 — but only for HUD-VASH units; H.R. 224 expanded that exclusion to all HUD programs and added a congressional audit requirement