Vermont is ending its pandemic-era motel voucher program, forcing hundreds of homeless residents to leave temporary accommodation. On Thursday, around 230 households will be affected by a new 80-day limit imposed by the state Legislature in July.

This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded motel rooms where they’ve been living as the state winds down its pandemic-era motel voucher program.

The biggest exodus — about 230 households — is expected on Thursday when they reach a new 80-day limit stay in the motel rooms that the Legislature imposed starting in July. Those affected include families,