Spending · subcategory
Housing assistance
Rental assistance vouchers, project-based rental assistance, and public housing. Part of Income security (the safety net). FY2025 net outlays: $78.0B, 11% of the category and 1.11% of all federal spending. The largest program is Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) ($38.3B).
$78.0B
FY2025 net outlays
11%
of Income security (the safety net)
+11%
change from FY2024 ($70.0B)
32
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
32 accounts with FY2025 spending in Housing assistance, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
Show 12 smaller programs
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 32 accounts above) | $78.3B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (5 accounts) | −$342M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $78.0B |
The largest offsets
| Affordable Housing Allocation, Housing Trust Fund Department of Housing and Urban Development | −$216M |
| Emergency Rental Assistance Departmental Offices | −$103M |
| Flexible Subsidy Fund Housing Programs | −$15M |
| Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Department of Housing and Urban Development | −$4M |
| Working Capital Fund Management and Administration | −$4M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $34.0B | $38.3B | +13% | |
| Project-based rental assistance (Section 8) Housing Programs | Discretionary | $15.6B | $17.2B | +9.7% | |
| Public housing Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $7.87B | $8.90B | +13% | |
| Homeless Assistance Grants Community Planning and Development | Discretionary | $3.22B | $3.40B | +5.5% | |
| Home Investment Partnership Program Community Planning and Development | Discretionary | $1.47B | $1.87B | +28% | |
| Rental Assistance Program Rural Housing Service | Discretionary | $1.58B | $1.78B | +13% | |
| Native American Programs Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $1.21B | $1.38B | +13% | |
| Housing for the Elderly Housing Programs | Discretionary | $896M | $964M | +7.6% | |
| Program Offices Management and Administration | Discretionary | $823M | $788M | −4.3% | |
| Administrative Support Offices Management and Administration | Discretionary | $670M | $699M | +4.3% | |
| Affordable Housing Program Affordable Housing Program | Mandatory | $729M | $650M | −11% | |
| Housing Trust Fund Community Planning and Development | Mandatory | $482M | $600M | +24% | |
| Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Community Planning and Development | Discretionary | $489M | $462M | −5.5% | |
| Public Housing Capital Fund Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $624M | $290M | −54% | |
| Housing for Persons with Disabilities Housing Programs | Discretionary | $237M | $269M | +14% | |
| Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $154M | $180M | +17% | |
| Self-Sufficiency Programs Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $142M | $176M | +24% | |
| Housing Counseling Assistance Housing Programs | Discretionary | $60M | $76M | +27% | |
| Rural Housing Assistance Grants Rural Housing Service | Discretionary | $61M | $52M | −15% | |
| Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $14M | $50M | +257% | |
| Self-help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program Community Planning and Development | Discretionary | $50M | $47M | −6.0% | |
| Rural Housing Voucher Account Rural Housing Service | Discretionary | $36M | $44M | +22% | |
| Public Housing Operating Fund Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $5M | $40M | +700% | |
| Homeowner Assistance Fund Departmental Offices | Mandatory | $41M | $36M | −12% | |
| Mutual and Self-help Housing Grants Rural Housing Service | Discretionary | $31M | $35M | +13% | |
| Other Assisted Housing Programs Housing Programs | Discretionary | $33M | $21M | −36% | |
| Executive Offices Management and Administration | Discretionary | $18M | $19M | +5.6% | |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing Housing Programs | Mandatory | $2M | $16M | +700% | |
| Assisted Housing Inspections and Risk Assessments Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $2M | $13M | +550% | |
| Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI) Public and Indian Housing Programs | Discretionary | $3M | $2M | −33% | |
| Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement Community Planning and Development | Discretionary | $0 | $1M | n/a | |
| Salaries and Expenses Management and Administration | Discretionary | $0 | $1M | n/a |
Housing assistance since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.