Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration for Cutting Program Helping Thousands of Veterans Stay in their Homes
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement slamming the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel the VA Servicing Purchase Program (VASP) starting May 1st—a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that helped veterans experiencing severe financial hardship avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes. The VASP program currently serves roughly 15,000 veterans.
“Eliminating a program that keeps veterans in their homes—when they face painful financial hardship—is an act of consummate cruelty and incompetence. Struggling with the invisible wounds of service like PTSD or toxic chemical exposure, many veterans may confront foreclosure and eviction. This program gives them last resort options to avoid the emotional and financial crisis that often leads to homelessness. Secretary Collins should be held accountable—called immediately before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee— and reverse this reprehensible misstep.”
Currently, VASP is the only program that exists for veterans facing immediate foreclosure, which has helped over 17,000 veterans since the program launched in 2024. By not accepting any new veterans into the program after May 1, 2025, VA risks putting these veterans onto the streets and out of their homes.
The VASP program was created as a “last-resort” option for VA to use for eligible veterans, family members following the expiration of pandemic programs coupled with rising interest rates, which increased the risk of default for thousands of veterans.
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