Sources
LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026
Every public claim on this site is listed here with its citation.
$38.4 billion for Housing Choice Vouchers in fiscal 2026
FY2026 enacted Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, the appropriations account that funds Housing Choice Vouchers: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R. 7148); NAHRO FY26 THUD summary (nahro.org).
42 percent of new voucher searches end without a lease (more than 4 in 10)
NYU Furman Center, "Calculating Success Rates for the Housing Choice Voucher Program using HUD Administrative Data" (furmancenter.org). National success rate approximately 58 percent in 2021 and 2022, one-year search window; 100 minus 58 gives the 42 percent failure rate cited on the home page.
CityFHEPS households average 10 months from voucher to signed lease
New York State Comptroller audit, November 2024.
14-day median from voucher to signed lease, 110 families placed, 130 voucher-accepting landlords onboarded
Keyway operating data as of August 2026.