{"id":5803,"date":"2026-09-08T15:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/?p=5803"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:39:53","slug":"protecting-veterans-from-housing-scams-during-search-for-stable-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/protecting-veterans-from-housing-scams-during-search-for-stable-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Veterans from housing scams during search for stable housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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By Emily Edwards, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Core, VISN 2 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center and Shawn Liu, and National Homeless Program Manager, VHA Homeless Programs Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, finding safe, stable housing is an important step toward stability. Unfortunately, it can also be a vulnerable one. During the housing search, scammers often target homeless Veterans, especially those receiving financial assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding how these housing scams operate, and knowing where to turn for trusted support, can help Veterans protect themselves, avoid fraud and stay on track toward permanent housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How homeless Veterans can recognize common scams and safely navigate the search for housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":5804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"priority":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-5803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-va-news","tag-scam"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/protecting-veterans-from-housing-scams-during-search-for-stable-housing\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Protecting Veterans from housing scams during search for stable housing","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/protecting-veterans-from-housing-scams-during-search-for-stable-housing\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/protecting-veterans-from-housing-scams-during-search-for-stable-housing\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/09\/protectscams.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/09\/protectscams.png"},"articleSection":"VA News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shawn Liu"}],"creator":["Shawn Liu"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA Homeless Programs","logo":""},"keywords":["scam"],"dateCreated":"2026-09-08T15:39:53Z","datePublished":"2026-09-08T15:39:53Z","dateModified":"2026-09-08T15:39:53Z"},"rendered":"