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This bill aims to help foster youth and emancipated minors access housing assistance while attending college by making two key changes to existing laws. First, the bill removes a previous prohibition on providing housing assistance to students, effectively opening up more housing support opportunities. Second, it allows the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive certain housing assistance requirements for students who are currently or were previously in foster care, or who have been declared emancipated by a court. Importantly, any housing assistance received under this waiver would not be counted as income when determining eligibility for other types of financial aid, such as student financial assistance, cooperative education program earnings, national service living allowances, or child support calculations. The bill seeks to reduce barriers to higher education and stable housing for young people who may have limited family support, recognizing the unique challenges faced by foster youth transitioning to independence and pursuing higher education.

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