{"id":2105,"date":"2023-03-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:02:20","slug":"expiring-public-health-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/expiring-public-health-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Expiring Public Health Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull va-page-title-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-179 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/academic-affiliations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Hero2.png?w=1024\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#085795\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">Featured Article<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"va-body-wrapper wp-block-create-block-body-wrapper\"><div class=\"va-body-wrapper__inner\">\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\" ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search Articles<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expiring Public Health Emergency <\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #0073aa\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-colored-spacer has-0073-aa-background-color has-background\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Shawn Liu, National Homeless Program Manager, Homeless Programs Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>March 2, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-c00f5982\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/covid-19phe.jpeg\" alt=\"coronavirus covid 19 macro simulation\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" style=\"width:900px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/covid-19phe.jpeg 3840w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/covid-19phe.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/covid-19phe.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/covid-19phe.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/covid-19phe.jpeg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/covid-19phe.jpeg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national emergency and public health emergency declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic expired at the end of the day on May 11, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These emergency declarations have been in place since January 31, 2020, and gave the federal government flexibility to waive or modify certain requirements in a range of areas. Additionally, Congress also enacted legislation\u2014including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-315), and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act (P.L.117-2)\u2014which provided additional flexibilities tied to one or more of these emergency declarations. As such, they are also scheduled to expire when the emergency period expires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are specific authorities and flexibilities impacting homeless and at-risk Veterans that expired after May 11, 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Removal of the <strong>limits to assistance provided through Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)<\/strong> as outlined in the <em>SSVF COVID-19 Consolidated Program Guidance<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Flexible assistance<\/strong> authorized by section 4201(a) P.L. 116-315.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>national rideshare program<\/strong> authorized by section 4201(a) of P.L. 116-315.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases to the <strong>maximum rate of per diem payments<\/strong> and other temporary waivers as part of the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program authorized by sections 20013 of P.L. 116-136; Division J, Title V, sec. 516 of P.L. 116-260; and 4201(b) of P.L. 116-315.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-6388d5dc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The national emergency and public health emergency declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic expired at the end of the day on May 11, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":2106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"priority":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[43,44],"class_list":["post-2105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-articles","tag-covid-19","tag-public-health-emergency"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/expiring-public-health-emergency\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Expiring Public 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