Which public housing authorities have EHV allocations running out in 2026 and how many households are affected?
Executive summary
The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program’s federal funding was reallocated as a final drawdown in spring 2025 and HUD estimates remaining funds will be exhausted sometime in 2026, placing roughly 56,000–59,000 EHV households at risk nationally [1] [2] [3]. Several local public housing authorities (PHAs) have published specific projections or counts: Washington County (OR) — 78 EHV households; New York City (NYCHA) — 5,427 issued EHVs; San Diego (SDHC/HACSD) — about 701 combined EHVs — while other large PHAs (Los Angeles, Broward, D.C., Everett and many more) have announced sunset dates or warnings without a single comprehensive household count for each local agency [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10].
1. How many local PHAs have said their EHV funds run out in 2026 — named examples and counts where available
Some PHAs have issued explicit depletion timelines or counts: the Housing Authority of Washington County (HAWC) says its current EHV funding is expected to run out in late 2026 and reports serving 78 EHV households as of 2025 [4]. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) reported issuing 5,427 EHVs and announced transition planning to begin in early 2026 [5]. San Diego’s city and county housing agencies together were allocated roughly 701 vouchers (about 501 for SDHC and ~200 for HACSD) and estimate remaining funds through fall 2026 unless Congress acts [6]. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) projects funds will be depleted between November and December 2026 (with assistance potentially ending January 1, 2027), though HACLA did not publish an EHV household total on the cited page [7]. Broward County Housing Authority gave individual recipients notice their participation could end June 30, 2026, for some households [8]. The D.C. Housing Authority received HUD notice that EHV funds will run out in 2026 and reporting warned that “hundreds” in D.C. could lose housing if no new funding is provided [9]. Everett Housing Authority was notified that its final EHV allocation is intended to cover calendar year 2025 and possibly into 2026 [10].
2. National scale: how many households are affected and why the totals vary
National estimates of households relying on EHVs cluster between roughly 56,000 and 59,000; the National Alliance to End Homelessness reported “more than 56,000” individuals and families served [1], while the U.S. Conference of Mayors and other advocates reference about 59,000 households [2] [11]. Variations reflect timing of counts, whether the metric is households versus individuals, and rapid local rent increases that accelerated spend‑down of HUD’s EHV reserves [1] [3]. HUD’s March 2025 letter told PHAs they would receive a final allocation and that no additional EHV HAP funding would be provided beyond that allocation, which creates disparate local timelines depending on how many vouchers were issued and local market costs [12].
3. Why some PHAs have precise counts and others don’t — data and policy drivers
PHAs that posted specific voucher counts or depletion months tend to be agencies that track and publish local program dashboards or who issued participant notices; Washington County publicly lists 78 households [4], NYCHA published its 5,427 figure as part of transition planning [5], and San Diego’s legal aid summary cites the 701 combined vouchers [6]. Other large PHAs released depletion projections without a household total on the cited pages — for example HACLA’s depletion window was provided but the linked notice did not include a single-line EHV household figure in the provided source [7]. HUD’s final-allocation approach and differences in local accounting, reserve use, and rent pressures mean some agencies run out sooner and some later within 2026 [12] [5].
4. Stakes and responses: who’s pushing and what’s being requested
Advocates and industry groups are urging Congress or HUD to extend funding or renew CoC grants that support transitions, warning that tens of thousands could face homelessness if EHVs lapse; national groups including CLPHA, NLIHC, CBPP and the National Alliance to End Homelessness have repeatedly called for action to avoid a spike in homelessness and to protect continuity of supportive services for EHV households [13] [2] [11] [1]. Some PHAs are exploring internal strategies—prioritizing EHV families for other voucher lists, leveraging local project-based vouchers, or issuing early notices to help households plan—but those options are limited by long waiting lists and scarce local funding [5] [6].
5. Bottom line and reporting limits
Taken together, the reporting identifies named PHAs with explicit 2026 sunset timelines (Washington County, HACLA, Broward, D.C., Everett, San Diego and NYCHA among them) and provides concrete household counts for several: HAWC 78, NYCHA 5,427, SDHC/HACSD ~701, while national estimates put the total households relying on EHVs between about 56,000 and 59,000 [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [1] [2] [3]. Multiple PHAs either did not publish local EHV household totals in the cited materials or provided notices without full counts, so this account lists confirmed figures where available and flags broader national totals from the cited advocacy and HUD‑related reporting [12] [1] [2].