Delayed HUD subsidy payments leave Little Rock tenants facing eviction risk
June 30, 2026 | Rose Bud, White County, Arkansas
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Karen Carr Brookshire, who has received rental assistance through HUD's Continuum of Care program since 2008, says delayed subsidy payments have left her family facing a possible eviction after moving into a new home in May.
"It's very stressful not knowing if you're gonna have a place to lay your head," Brookshire said, describing uncertainty after her landlord told her an eviction notice could be issued within days if rent is not paid.
Brookshire said she and her household have complied with program requirements, paying their share of rent and maintaining the property, but that the payments from the subsidy administrator have not arrived. "We pay on time. We keep our houses in order. We maintain the properties as we're supposed to," she said.
THV 11's report says Brookshire's assistance has been administered through People's Trust Community Loan Fund. People's Trust president Arla Washington confirmed that the organization had stopped reimbursements because of what Washington described as administrative delays. "We have voluntarily transferred the grants back to her local field office," Washington said.
The HUD Continuum of Care program provides rental subsidies while connecting participants with supportive services; under the program, participants pay a portion of rent based on income and a local housing assistance provider processes the remaining subsidy to landlords. The station said it reached out to HUD and was referred to HUD's Washington, D.C., office but had not received a response at the time of the report.
The situation illustrates how disruptions in payment processing can quickly translate into housing instability: Brookshire said she moved in May and now faces an uncertain month ahead, and her landlord has warned of imminent eviction action. The report did not specify whether other tenants have received formal eviction notices.
The next reported development is whether HUD's local office will resume payments or provide guidance to landlords and tenants; THV 11 said it had not yet received a response from HUD.
"It's very stressful not knowing if you're gonna have a place to lay your head," Brookshire said, describing uncertainty after her landlord told her an eviction notice could be issued within days if rent is not paid.
Brookshire said she and her household have complied with program requirements, paying their share of rent and maintaining the property, but that the payments from the subsidy administrator have not arrived. "We pay on time. We keep our houses in order. We maintain the properties as we're supposed to," she said.
THV 11's report says Brookshire's assistance has been administered through People's Trust Community Loan Fund. People's Trust president Arla Washington confirmed that the organization had stopped reimbursements because of what Washington described as administrative delays. "We have voluntarily transferred the grants back to her local field office," Washington said.
The HUD Continuum of Care program provides rental subsidies while connecting participants with supportive services; under the program, participants pay a portion of rent based on income and a local housing assistance provider processes the remaining subsidy to landlords. The station said it reached out to HUD and was referred to HUD's Washington, D.C., office but had not received a response at the time of the report.
The situation illustrates how disruptions in payment processing can quickly translate into housing instability: Brookshire said she moved in May and now faces an uncertain month ahead, and her landlord has warned of imminent eviction action. The report did not specify whether other tenants have received formal eviction notices.
The next reported development is whether HUD's local office will resume payments or provide guidance to landlords and tenants; THV 11 said it had not yet received a response from HUD.
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