Housing and Urban Development Secretary-designate Ben Carson was answering a question from U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

The new policy requires public housing properties to go smoke-free. Thirty properties in Indiana will be affected.

Volunteers counted 5,798 homeless people during a single night in January. The agency says that's a 10 percent drop from 2010.

A complaint has been settled by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to give current and former East Chicago residents more time, money to relocate.

VA Medical Centers will refer homeless veterans to local housing agencies for the vouchers.

The housing authority for the city of Gary is getting the largest of Indiana's grants at more than $3.5 million, followed by the Indianapolis Housing Agency at roughly $2.6 million.

Assistant HUS Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Gustavo Velasquez says the two grants to the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana will help ensure that everyone has equal access to available housing opportunities.