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This bill aims to modify housing assistance eligibility rules for disabled veterans by excluding certain disability benefits from income calculations for specific housing programs. Specifically, the bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to ensure that disability benefits received by veterans under chapters 11 and 15 of title 38 of the United States Code are not counted as income when determining eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19). The bill has two key provisions: first, it prevents these disability benefits from being considered in income eligibility calculations for the supported housing program, while still maintaining their inclusion in the definition of adjusted income; and second, it requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to exclude these disability benefits when determining a veteran's eligibility to rent residential dwelling units constructed on Department property as part of housing assistance programs. The goal of the legislation is to make housing more accessible for disabled veterans by preventing their disability benefits from potentially disqualifying them from rental assistance or housing programs.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1415/all-info