As Vermont winds down its pandemic-era motel voucher program, hundreds of vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness are facing uncertainty this fall. The state-funded motel rooms that have been their temporary homes are no longer available, prompting concerns from municipal leaders and advocates.
Approximately 230 households, including families, individuals with disabilities, older adults, pregnant women, and survivors of domestic violence or natural disasters, are expected to leave the motel rooms due to a new 80-day limit stay imposed by the Legislature. Some households have already been denied rooms as the state reaches its new 1,110-room cap for housing vulnerable populations.
