US Housing Department Suspends Funding for Los Angeles Homeless Agency

Investigators found the agency could not verify thousands of housing sites and lacked key conflict-of-interest safeguards.

A homeless individual on a Los Angeles sidewalk on Jan. 7, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The Los Angeles agency tasked with reducing homelessness will lose its federal funding due to concerns over potential fraud as the city’s homeless count has risen despite funding increases, according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner.

Turner announced the suspension on June 11 following an investigation into the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).