In the event of a federal government shutdown in October 2025, the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz (HACSC) will remain open and operational.

HACSC is an independent local agency and not part of the federal government. Therefore, our staff will continue to work, and all of our programs and services will continue without interruption. This means that families and landlords participating in HACSC programs can rest assured that their housing assistance will continue to be disbursed, and the agency’s staff will continue to work diligently to meet their needs.

We will monitor the situation closely and keep our community informed if there will be any changes that may affect our programs, our participants, or our landlords.

La Oficina de HACSC estará abierta y seguirá operando durante el cierre del gobierno federal

En caso de un cierre del gobierno federal en octubre de 2025, la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Cruz (HACSC) permanecerá abierta y operativa.

HACSC es una agencia local independiente y no forma parte del gobierno federal. Por lo tanto, nuestro personal continuará trabajando y todos nuestros programas y servicios continuarán sin interrupciones. Esto significa que las familias y los propietarios que participan en los programas de HACSC pueden estar seguros de que su asistencia para vivienda continuará siendo distribuida, y el personal de la agencia continuará trabajando diligentemente para satisfacer sus necesidades.

Vigilaremos la situación de cerca y mantendremos a nuestra comunidad informada si hay algún cambio que pueda afectar nuestros programas, a nuestros participantes o a nuestros propietarios.

The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz operates an Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) Program, created by the federal government in 2021 during the COVID pandemic. When the program was created, the funding originally appropriated by Congress was anticipated by HUD to last through September 30, 2030. However, the funding is running out sooner than planned, due to program costs that were higher than expected. HUD has informed housing authorities that no additional funds will be provided, and that the program will end.  The White House and Congress are not currently proposing to provide additional funds to the Program. Unless additional funding is provided, EHV rental assistance will end in December 2026.

EHV-assisted households have all been sent an EHV Notice letter explaining the status of EHV program funding, and the efforts the Housing Authority is making to connect EHV households to other affordable housing programs. Please view the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program page for more information. Additionally, the Housing Authority encourages all families to sign up for Affordable Housing Alerts at AHA, which will provide information about affordable housing opportunities.

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