Committee hears bill to expand HEN housing aid, allow limited cash assistance and extend recertification
2636626 · March 14, 2025
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Senators and witnesses on the Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee heard testimony on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5232, a proposal to give local Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) programs more flexibility to keep low‑income, disabled and elderly adults housed.
Senators and witnesses on the Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee heard testimony on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5232, a proposal to give local Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) programs more flexibility to keep low‑income, disabled and elderly adults housed.
Omera Harrington, staff to the committee, told members that the HEN program, administered by the Department of Commerce,