We Need Your Help! 2026 Seattle City Council Budget Action

LIHI and other nonprofit housing providers are calling on the City of Seattle to add $10 million for tenant-based rental assistance - and we need your help! 

The problem: Many tenants living in affordable housing funded by the Office of Housing (OH) are overburdened by the rising cost of living including food, medical care, transportation, child care, and other basic needs. With an eviction notice on their door, tenants are faced with the impossible decision to pay rent or to feed their families. 

Without rental assistance, low income tenants are at risk of becoming homeless. 

The solution: We are asking the Seattle City Council to add $10 million to the 2026 budget for tenant-based rental assistance. This request is exclusively for residents living in OH funded housing.

We need your help! Contact the Seattle City Council today by clicking the link below.

Advocate For Tenant-Based Rental Assistance!

If you would like to advocate for rental assistance in your own words, you can email all nine Councilmembers by sending your comments to council@seattle.gov. Guidance below.

Subject: Add $10 Million to the 2026 Budget for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance for OH-funded Properties

Hello Seattle Councilmembers, 

Please add $10 million in 2026 to the Human Services Department (HSD) for tenant-based rental assistance exclusively for residents living in city funded housing.

Thank you for your consideration, 

[Your Name]