Committee hears bill to expand HEN housing aid, allow limited cash assistance and extend recertification

March 14, 2025 | Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning, House of Representatives, Legislative Sessions, Washington

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Committee hears bill to expand HEN housing aid, allow limited cash assistance and extend recertification

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,

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Committee hears bill to expand HEN housing aid, allow limited cash assistance and extend recertification

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