Voucher‑cliff as housing shock

Budget timing and appropriations brinkmanship can create an acute 'voucher cliff' that instantly threatens hundreds of thousands of assisted households if Congress fails to act, turning procedural fiscal fights into immediate homelessness and eviction risks. Policymakers should treat recurring funding deadlines as high‑leverage housing‑policy triggers that require contingency planning. — This reframes routine appropriations deadlines as frontline housing policy levers with immediate human consequences and political bargaining value.